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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.