A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Venice's island of the dead.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.