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Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.