Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

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

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

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

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

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