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The spiral staircase.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Lighthouse

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Cineworld Renfrew Street

Glasgow, Scotland

Cineworld Renfrew Street

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

The highlandman's umbrella.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Highlandman's Umbrella

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

The House is almost undistinguishable in this row of typical Glasgow tenements.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Tenement House

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
Permanently Closed

Glasgow, Scotland

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Spitfire LA198

Glasgow, Scotland

Spitfire LA198

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Kelvingrove Pipe Organ

Glasgow, Scotland

Kelvingrove Pipe Organ

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

The Mackintoshes reconstructed house.

Glasgow, Scotland

Mackintosh House

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

Botanic Gardens station platform.

Glasgow, Scotland

Botanic Gardens Railway Station

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

The Monument to Maggie Wall

Dunning, Scotland

Maggie Wall's Memorial

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

The tower.

Abernethy, Scotland

Abernethy Round Tower

One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.

Burn O'Vat

Aboyne, Scotland

Burn O'Vat

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

The Dandy Lion in all its glory.

Elgin, Scotland

Dandy Lion

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Tombland Alley and the back of the Augustine Steward House.

Norwich, England

Tombland Alley

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker. (Wikimedia Commons)

Nantwich, England

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

The entrance to Afflecks.

Manchester, England

Afflecks

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Bee

Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Coventry, England

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

Inside the old cathedral.

Coventry, England

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem0115 947 3171

Nottingham, England

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The Lincoln Imp.

Lincoln, England

The Lincoln Imp

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

Cream phone booths.

Hull, England

White Phone Booths of Hull

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

Whitby Abbey

Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

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

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