This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

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

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

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

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

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

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

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

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

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

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

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

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

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

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

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