The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

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

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.