A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.