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Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

(Flickr/F.d.W.)

Davenport, Australia

Devil's Marbles

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Welcome to Wycliffe Well
Permanently Closed

Davenport, Australia

Wycliffe Well

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

Explore Litchfield

Litchfield Park, Australia

Magnetic Termite Mounds

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

Eight Hour Day Monument

Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Melbourne, Australia

Old Melbourne Gaol

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

The Public Purse

Melbourne, Australia

'The Public Purse'

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

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.

Preikestolen

Strand, Norway

Preikestolen

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Diamond Beach

Iceland

Diamond Beach

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Múli

Bordoy, Faroe Islands

Múli

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

St. Magnus Cathedral.

Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands

St. Magnus Cathedral

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Eysturoyartunnilin's roundabout

Hoyvík, Faroe Islands

Eysturoyartunnilin (Eysturoy Tunnel)

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

The Faroese Nykur

Faroe Islands

The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

Gásadalur Village

Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands

Gásadalur Village

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Jökulsárlón

Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Snæfellsjökull under clouds.

Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Þingvellir Church

Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir Church

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Þingvellir

Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Harpa at night

Reykjavik, Iceland

Harpa

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Icelandic Phallological Museum

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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