Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.