The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

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

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.