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

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

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

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

This monument dedicated to the legendary American showman can be found in Scotland's largest city.

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

The remains of an anti-aircraft battery from World War II look out over Glasgow.

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

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

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

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

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

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

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

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

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

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

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.