From the late 19th century until the 1960s, these stone-lined "stumps" were a popular place for people to air their views on local and international issues.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.