These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

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

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

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

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

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.