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Peter Hirth

A statue of the Duke of Wellington overlooks Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA). The historic Scottish city has long been a centre of culture and learning.

Train travellers cross the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland.

Jubilee Synagogue, Czech Republic: This Prague synagogue is designed in Moorish Revival form with Art Nouveau decoration.

Among the Czech Republic’s most visited sites, the Sedlec Ossuary contains the skeletons of as many as 70,000 people, many pieces of which have been used to artfully decorate the interior of the structure.

Sleek cocktail bars cropped up around Prague's Old Town

Like a fairytale village plucked right out of central casting, Prague Castle is actually a complex of gardens, courtyards, lanes, and historic buildings, including the gothic St. Vitus Cathedral where Czech kings and queens were crowned. This site is one of the largest castle complexes in the world at 753,473 square feet (sports fans, that’s about seven football fields), and since the ninth century, when Prince Bořivoj established a fortification here, it has been the seat of monarchs and the official residence of the head of state.

The former residence of the Tiele-Winckler family was originally designed in Baroque style in the 17th century, but the later addition of a neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance wing brought Hogwarts appeal to the castle, especially at night when its 99 Rapunzel-worthy towers and glowing windows shimmer in the outdoor reflecting pool. After World War II, it was a seat of the Soviet Army, but nowadays the art exhibits and chamber music concerts lure visitors to the 365 room castle in Poland, and the surrounding parkland is popular with picnicking families.