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.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

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

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.