An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.