Glenfinnan, Scotland
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
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Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Glasgow, Scotland
This monument dedicated to the legendary American showman can be found in Scotland's largest city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
Glasgow, Scotland
The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.
Glasgow, Scotland
These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.
Stirling, Scotland
A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.