Places mindy Wants to Go

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

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

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

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.