Places Edited by SEANETTA ALLSASS

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.