Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.