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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

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

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

A collection of biblical memorabilia.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.