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

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

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.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

These ruins once made up the capital of Lydia, where metal coinage was allegedly invented.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

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