Abernethy, Scotland
Abernethy Round Tower
One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.
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Abernethy, Scotland
One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.
Çanakkale, Turkey
The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.
Llandudno, Wales
In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.
Ireland
Ireland's only cable car once carried livestock across a treacherous strait.
Glasgow, Scotland
The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Glasgow, Scotland
This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.
Glasgow, Scotland
Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
London, England
Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.
Dublin, Ireland
A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Ravenna, Italy
Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
London, England
An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Sligo, Ireland
The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.
Hrastovlje, Slovenia
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
A memorial to a goat culled during a foot and mouth disease outbreak guards a series of fantastical caves.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.