Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cuypers Library
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Oudewater, Netherlands
The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Kerry, Ireland
An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.
Isle of North Uist, Scotland
The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Shaharah, Yemen
One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.
Aden, Yemen
This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.
Northwest Territories
A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.
Greenland
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Bouvet Island
This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.