This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.