This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

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

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.