Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

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

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

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.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.