Glasgow, Scotland
The Highlandman's Umbrella
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
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Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Glasgow, Scotland
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Grimeton, Sweden
A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Bremerhaven, Germany
The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Augsburg, Germany
Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.
Augsburg, Germany
This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Augsburg, Germany
Next to the well-known retaining weir "Hochablass" is the former raft port for the city of Augsburg.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany
The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.