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Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

This remarkable building has a lot to offer, even if you're not placing a bid.