A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.