This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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

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.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.

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

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.