The Scott Monument is a victorian gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott (not to be confused with the National Monument). It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Waverley Station. The tower is 200.5 feet or 61.1 metres tall, and has a series of viewing decks reached by a series of narrow spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings. The highest viewing deck is reached by a total of 287 steps. It is built from Binnie shale quarried in nearby Livingston; the oil which continues to leech from its matrix has helped to glue the notoriously filthy atmosphere of Victorian Edinburgh (then nicknamed “Auld Reekie” — old smokey) to the tower, leaving it an unintended sooty-black colour. It is often noted for looking like a “gothic rocket ship”. Edinburgh is one of top travel destinations.
GPS vacation destination: 55° 57′ 8.7″ N, 3° 11′ 35.8″ W
Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, Romania, is a national monument and landmark. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on Highway 73. Commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle” it is famous as the home of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which has led to persistent myths that it was once the home of Vlad Tepes, ruler of Wallachia. While Vlad Tepes did not actually live in the Bran Castle, it is believed he spent two days locked in the dungeon while the Ottomans controlled Transylvania. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country. Is is exotics but if you are near by 
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Bran Castle, Dracula’s Castle GPS coordinates: 45°30′39.91″N, 25°22′11.75″E
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