This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

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

A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

On Hurricane Island, a former ghost town has been transformed into a forward-thinking research center.

Delve into the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, harbor town history, and a quiet seaside garden at this charming library.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.