A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.

One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

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

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.