The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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