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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

In 1932, Americans honored their first president's 200th birthday by planting trees.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This beautifully situated lakeside Roman settlement was likely built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."