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West Bell Street Car Park

Dundee, Scotland

West Bell Street Car Park

A reportedly haunted parking structure with alleged links to Jack The Ripper.

The Fløibanen funicular approaching the summit.

Bergen, Norway

Fløibanen Funicular

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Laufskalavarda.

Iceland

Laufskálavarða

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

The fisherman left their tools, as well as many personal belongings

Eskifjorður, Iceland

Randulff’s Sea House

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Gullfoss

Iceland

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A Strokkur geyser eruption

Iceland

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Icelandic Phallological Museum

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The view when you dine within the greenhouse.

Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

Gljúfrabúi, Iceland

Hamragarðar, Iceland

Gljúfrabúi

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Sleepy Lion

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Dance of Death Bridge

Lucerne, Switzerland

Dance of Death Bridge

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The child eater

Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The Reichenbach Falls

Schattenhalb, Switzerland

The Reichenbach Falls

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

Aerial view of Sphinx Observatory

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Sphinx Observatory

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

Viewpoint Bahnhof Eismeer

Grindelwald, Switzerland

Bahnhof Eismeer (Eismeer Railroad Station)

The second-highest train station in Europe.

Tomb of Mary Ellis at St. Clement's Church.

Southend-on-Sea, England

The Cutlass Stone

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

Southend Pier Railway.

Southend-on-Sea, England

Southend Pier Railway

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

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