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Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

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

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

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

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.