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

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

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Make it an offering.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.