A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.

This legendary roadside attraction feels like a bizarre mirage, 101 kilometers outside the resort city of Eilat.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.