This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

An archaeological museum squeezed into a narrow 15th-century gate tower accessed only by a spiral staircase.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This enormous statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe has become one of the world's most recent Catholic pilgrimage sites.

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.