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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.