A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.