Places candmthurman Wants to Go

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

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

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Catacombs turned marketplace.