This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The largest airborne operation in history was launched to capture this bridge.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.