Places Edited by Jaszmina Szendrey

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.