Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.