Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
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Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.
Zaragoza, Spain
The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.
Zaragoza, Spain
The most amazing structure built for the 2008 Expo
Zaragoza, Spain
The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.
Zaragoza, Spain
This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.
Zaragoza, Spain
This amazing cathedral was built on the site of the first Marian shrine in Spain and is important to Spanish speakers the world over
Zaragoza, Spain
The first museum in Europe dedicated to the art of origami.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.
Musselburgh, Scotland
A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.
Saddell, Scotland
Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.
Dechmont, Scotland
This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Arrochar, Scotland
This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
This beach runway is off limits during high tide.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.
Dalmally, Scotland
This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.