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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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

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

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.