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Glasgow, Scotland

Bill Struth's Grave

The unconventional Scottish soccer coach required players to wear a collar, tie, and bowler hat for matches.
Added by Obscuravibes
East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rouken Glen Park Waterfalls

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.
Jonny Keen Added by Jonny Keen
Newton Mearns, Scotland

Mearns Castle

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

Carnbooth Anti-Aircraft Battery

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

Carmunnock War Memorial

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

David Livingstone Statue

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
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.
stevied Added by stevied
Cambuslang, Scotland

Cambuslang Miners Monument

This striking monument pays tribute to those who died working the coal pits from the town of Cambuslang.
Added by Obscuravibes
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.
stevied Added by stevied
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.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
Edinburgh, Scotland

Quality Yard

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

Monument to the Scottish Parliament

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

'A Drama in Time'

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

St. Valentine’s Bones

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

Blackstone Chair

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

Årjängstrollet

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

Gs 13 Runestone

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

Kungstornen

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

Edinburgh Meat Market

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

Smeaton's Bridge

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
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.
ashtartist Added by ashtartist
Yerevan, Armenia

Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.
Added by bauerovaanna
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Bore Stane

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

'The Dreamer'

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA