Places Edited by rbenn250

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.