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The fetus at night.

Prague, Czechia

David Černý's Embryo

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

A replica Bradac on the Prague Venice wharf.

Prague, Czechia

Bradáč

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

The Iron Knight

Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

The wall at the Bay of Kotor

Kotor, Montenegro

Fortifications of Kotor

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Sea Organ

Zadar, Croatia

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.

One of the Spitfire Butterflies, with its LED lights on

Praha 1, Czechia

Butterflies on Máj

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

Robert the Bruce (left) and William Wallace (right) stand guard at the gates.

Edinburgh, Scotland

William Wallace and Robert the Bruce Statues

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

Pateley Bridge, England

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Inside Coldstones Cut.

Harrogate, England

Coldstones Cut

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

The Visiter Memorial

Robin Hood's Bay, England

The Visiter Memorial

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

The R.N.L.I Fish

Robin Hood's Bay, England

The R.N.L.I Fish

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

Tweeddale Court.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Tweeddale Court

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

Mons Meg

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mons Meg

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

National Portrait Gallery

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Great Hall Ceiling at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The small window looks more like a crack in the wall.

Hull, England

England's Smallest Window

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

Cream phone booths.

Hull, England

White Phone Booths of Hull

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

Shell in the house.

Whitby, England

Bombardment Garden

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

The seals at Donna Nook.

Donna Nook, England

Gray Seals of Donna Nook

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

The High Bridge and Glory Hole.

Lincoln, England

High Bridge

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

The Lincoln Imp.

Lincoln, England

The Lincoln Imp

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

The Count's House entrance.

Durham, England

The Count's House

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

The Ice Age Andesite Boulder.

Manchester, England

Ice Age Andesite Boulder

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Looks can be deceiving.

Manchester, England

The Washhouse

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

The Haçienda Apartments

Manchester, England

The Haçienda Apartments

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

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