Visit the Scott Monument on Princes Street — the tallest literary monument ever built — and discover the extraordinary man it honours — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Arthur's Seat is a free-to-climb ancient volcano in Edinburgh's city centre, rich in geology, legend, and strange mystery — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the Mackenzie Poltergeist at Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard — the ghost reportedly linked to over 450 unexplained attacks since 1998 — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Dean Village is a medieval milling village hidden inside Edinburgh, just 15 minutes from Princes Street. Discover its 900-year history and the Victorian clocktower that saved it.
Beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies a forgotten city of stone vaults sealed for 200 years and now open to visitors. Discover Scotland's hidden underworld.
Victoria Street Edinburgh is the city’s most photographed street — a curving sweep of colour and history hidden in the heart of the Old Town.
Every weekday at 1pm, a cannon fires from Edinburgh Castle. Discover the Victorian sailors behind the one o’clock gun — a tradition Scotland has never stopped.
In 1786, one of Edinburgh’s most respected citizens was shaking hands with his clients by day — and robbing them that same night. William Brodie had spent years building an entire city’s trust. Then he used it against every person who had ever admired him. A Pillar of Society William Brodie was everything Georgian Edinburgh […]
In 1836, boys found 17 tiny coffins hidden on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Carved wooden dolls inside each. Nearly 200 years later, nobody knows why.
Beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies a medieval city sealed for 300 years. Discover the buried streets of Mary King's Close and the stories left behind.