The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

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

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.