Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A curious structure built just for the birds.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.