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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

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

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

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

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

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.