So opulent and massive it was once dubbed a palace, this hotel's doors closed temporarily in 2007 and failed to reopen.

This woven willow statue represents a popular local breed of beef cattle in SW Scotland

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

The former seat of power for the Balliol dynasty.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.