This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.