This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

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

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.