Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

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

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.