The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

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

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.