This remarkable sculpture symbolizes the regeneration in this Glasgow suburb.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.