Melrose, Scotland
Abbotsford House
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
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Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
New York, New York
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Booluvampatti, India
The world's largest bust sculpture celebrates the Hindu deity, Shiva.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Los Angeles, California
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.