Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

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

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

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

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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