Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.