Edinburgh, Scotland
Old Calton Cemetery
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.
Stokke, Norway
Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Coleford, England
On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
London, England
What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Lerwick, Scotland
This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
Cambridge, England
A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Cambridge, England
One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Cleveland, Ohio
Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.
Dechmont, Scotland
This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.
Buxton, England
These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.