The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.