These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

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

On this headland lies a 19th-century lighthouse and historic gun battery.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

A town's history displayed through a massive work of art.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.