This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

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

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

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

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

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

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.