Places Edited by SEANETTA ALLSASS

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

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

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.

This museum in San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest archives of Chinese American history and culture.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

One of Ireland's lesser-known megalithic structures.

The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

These iconic characters honor Carl Giles, who brought humor to newspaper readers for almost 50 years.

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

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

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

The unconventional Scottish soccer coach required players to wear a collar, tie, and bowler hat for matches.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

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

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.