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

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."