A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

Home to one of the most popular teams in Scottish football history.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

The site of the first international football match.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Housed in a former air raid shelter, this museum is dedicated to the history of computing and video games.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.