Melrose, Scotland
The Rhymer's Stone
It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Melrose, Scotland
It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Glasgow, Scotland
This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.
Peebles, Scotland
A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Glasgow, Scotland
This mural condenses 96 miles of one of Scotland's best-known trails into a unique art display.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This standing stone has a unique backdrop thanks to some of the United Kingdom's best-rated beaches.
Stirling, Scotland
This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.
Ballater, Scotland
More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Highland, Scotland
This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Helsinki, Finland
A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.
Helsinki, Finland
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.
Helsinki, Finland
This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.
Helsinki, Finland
Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Helsinki, Finland
On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.
Helsinki, Finland
This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.