Edinburgh, Scotland
General Register House, National Records of Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.
Seattle, Washington
This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Seattle, Washington
Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Seattleās Whimsical Mural Master.
Seattle, Washington
The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.
Seattle, Washington
Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Morgantown, West Virginia
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.