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

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

A lone grave is quietly tucked away in Kanawha Riflemen's Memorial Park.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."