The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

One of Scotland's earliest hydroelectric power stations.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.