These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.

This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.

Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.

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

A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.

This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.

This carved memorial is dedicated to the miners who died working in the town's collieries.

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

Mining, a local filmmaker, and a philanthropist doctor all commemorated within a small space in suburban Edinburgh

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

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

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.