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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.