Places Edited by Jaszmina Szendrey

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.