The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

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