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

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

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

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

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.

An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.

A doctor had this large tub carved into rocks to facilitate easier seawater bathing.

Once the overnight home of Mary Queen of Scots.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.

Swing by this brightly painted former cannery on the water for a crash-course in local boating history.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.