Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

Berlin's old airport.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.