A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

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

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

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

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

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

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

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

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

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

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.