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This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

The sacristy of this church contains remains and relics of members of the Aragonese royal family.