A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.