As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

A monument to a 19th-century Irish woman whose murder inspired several literary works.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.

The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.