Lerwick, Scotland
'Shetland Receivers'
This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
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Lerwick, Scotland
This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
Lerwick, Scotland
The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.
Bixter, Scotland
Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.
Aberdeen, Scotland
This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Berlin, Germany
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Bristol, England
This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.
Bristol, England
One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol, England
A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.
Bristol, England
An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Edinburgh, Scotland
A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
London, England
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
London, England
The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.