Edinburgh, Scotland
Surgeons' Hall Museums
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Burke & Hare Murder Dolls
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The Kelpies
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
Spreepark
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Dundee, Scotland
'Bruin'
This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.
Dundee, Scotland
Lemmings Statue
A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.
Glasgow, Scotland
Fairfield Heritage
A community museum celebrates Glasgow's mighty shipbuilding days.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hunterian Zoology Museum
An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.
Glasgow, Scotland
Nelson Monument Glasgow
One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.
Glasgow, Scotland
Blackstone Chair
The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow Memorial Gates
Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Hunterian Museum
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Dalmellington, Scotland
Loch Doon Castle
A lochside castle linked to Robert the Bruce, but not everything is as it seems!
Glentrool, Scotland
Bruce's Stone
On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.
Largs, Scotland
Kelburn Castle
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
Dublin, Ireland
The Irish Elk Collection
These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
Ancient Bog Butter
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Dublin, Ireland
'Freeflow'
Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.
Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
