Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

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

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

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.