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

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

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.