Edinburgh, Scotland
New Calton Cemetery Watchtower
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
Tucson, Arizona
The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.
Es-Salt, Jordan
This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.
Bankhead, Alberta
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Whistler, British Columbia
Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
London, England
This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.
London, England
A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
San Francisco, California
Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."