A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

London's Victorian Tower of Babel.