The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.