These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

A three-centuries-old crypt in the foothills of an old plantation.

This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.