Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.