Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.