This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.