Prestonpans, Scotland
Robert Burns Memorial Shelter
This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.
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Prestonpans, Scotland
This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Saint Abbs, Scotland
One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.
North Berwick, Scotland
The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.
North Berwick, Scotland
An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.
Scotland
Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?
North Berwick, Scotland
This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.
Hawes, England
A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.
Eccles, England
Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Heidelberg, Germany
A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.
Hale, England
A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.
Hermitage, Scotland
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.