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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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.

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The history and future of cannabis.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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