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

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Venice's island of the dead.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."