Edinburgh, Scotland
The Great Hall Ceiling at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Sunderland, England
A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
Sunderland, England
An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
Sunderland, England
This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
Sunderland, England
A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.
Sunderland, England
One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
San Antonio, Texas
The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.