The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

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

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

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

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

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.