Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

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

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

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

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

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

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 enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.

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

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

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

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

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