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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

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

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.