Places Edited by rbenn250

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

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

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.