These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.