Comrie, Scotland
Earthquake House
The site of the world's first modern seismometer.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Comrie, Scotland
The site of the world's first modern seismometer.
Tummel Bridge, Scotland
One of Scotland's earliest hydroelectric power stations.
Glengoulandie, Scotland
A small, former industrial site overlooking Loch Kinardochy.
Aberfeldy, Scotland
This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
Newtonmore, Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin
A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Galena, Illinois
Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Rockford, Illinois
Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Algiers, Algeria
A new landmark that fosters cultural exchange between traditions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.