This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

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

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

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

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.