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Newton Mearns, Scotland

Mearns Castle

Attached to this castle is a local church.
Glasgow, Scotland

Carnbooth Anti-Aircraft Battery

This former World War II artillery defense site was built to guard the industrial city of Glasgow.
Clarkston, Scotland

Carmunnock War Memorial

This 1920's sandstone war memorial was constructed with an unusual drinking trough for horses.
Blantyre, Scotland

David Livingstone Statue

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.
Blantyre, Scotland

Blantyre Carvings

These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.
Cambuslang, Scotland

Cambuslang Miners Monument

This striking monument pays tribute to those who died working the coal pits from the town of Cambuslang.
Glasgow, Scotland

Cathkin Park Stadium

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Royal Observatory Edinburgh

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Quality Yard

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Monument to the Scottish Parliament

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.
Edinburgh, Scotland

'A Drama in Time'

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Glasgow, Scotland

St. Valentine’s Bones

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Glasgow, Scotland

Blackstone Chair

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Arjang, Sweden

Årjängstrollet

This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.
Gävle, Sweden

Gs 13 Runestone

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.
Stockholm, Sweden

Kungstornen

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Meat Market

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.
Perth, Scotland

Smeaton's Bridge

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
São Paulo, Brazil

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.
Yerevan, Armenia

Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Bore Stane

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Dreamer'

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Museum of Childhood

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

West Bell Street Car Park

A reportedly haunted parking structure with alleged links to Jack The Ripper.