An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

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

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

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

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

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

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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