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

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.