Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop thieves at the site of a historic 1876 bank robbery.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

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

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

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.