Scone Palace is the family home of the Earls of Mansfield and the crowning place of Scottish kings. The interior of the palace is furnished and loaded with family memorabilia.

Fatima is town in central Portugal, known primarily for its religious significance in the Catholic faith.

Caleb Smith Preserve contains the historic home of Caleb and his father Daniel Smith II. Caleb, the grandson of Richard “Bull” Smith, and was a member of the New York Assembly and a Suffolk County Judge.

The legend associated with Giant’s Causeway is that it was carved from the coast by the 50-foot tall giant, Finn McCool.

The castle dates back to the early 12th century, but most of the principal buildings date somewhere from the 15th and 16th centuries.

The ruins of the Armadale Castle were once the Highland country estate of the Clan Donald, Scotland’s largest clan. The castle was built around 1790, with an extension added in 1815.

St. Andrews is known for being the birthplace of golf, its stunning coastline, university, medieval streets, architecture, and ruins.

The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site includes the restored farmhouse and interpretive center which includes portraits, letters, manuscripts and other information referring to Whitman, his work and his life.

Located under the George Washington Bridge along the section of the Hudson River known as Jeffrey’s Hook, this is one of the few surviving lighthouses in New York City and serves as a quaint reminder of the area’s history.

Alex Munthe said this about Villa San Michele, ‘My house must be open to the sun, to the wind and the voice of the sea, just like a Greek temple, and light, light, light everywhere!’

The Quincy Chamber of Commerce created a walking trail called the Presidents Trail that highlights significant landmarks throughout the town.

Monticello was the home of Declaration of Independence author, architect, Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, U.S. Vice President, two-term President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson called Monticello his home from 1770 until his death in 1826.

Its main focus was for gentleman’s sport of hunting fish and fowl as well as other outdoor activities. The club served members from 1886 though the 1960’s, and then through the 1970’s as the Connetquot River Club.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the world’s largest living history museum and part of a 301-acre historic district. It contains several hundred restored or re-created 17th, 18th and 19th century buildings with costumed staff as guides.

The Isabella Stewart Garner Museum, originally called Fenway Court when it opened in 1903. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Garner, whose will called for her art collection to be permanently exhibited ‘for the education and enjoyment of the public forever’. The building was constructed between 1896 and 1903.

I was told by the guide that this land was going to become a Walmart and public opposition won and this is Ferry Farm re-created. George Washington was 6 years old when the family moved here in 1738.

The Lightner Museum was founded by Chicago publisher and collector Otto C. Lightner in 1947. Lightner was best known as the publisher of Hobbies, The Magazine for Collectors.

Montpelier is the lifelong home of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, father of the Constitution, architect of the Bill of Rights, Secretary of State, and slave owner.

George Washington purchased a three-room cottage for his mother, Mary Ball Washington in 1772. The house you see today was extensively expanded over the years.

The Ponce de Leon Hotel was an exclusive luxury hotel built by Standard Oil co-founder and railroad magnate Henry Flagler and competed in 1888. This was the first major project for the architecture firm of Carrere & Hastings.