A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

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

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.