A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

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

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

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

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

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.