Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

This innocuous-looking button may have been used to assassinate a king.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

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

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.

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

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.