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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.