An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

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

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

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

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.