This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.