It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.