Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.