Copenhagen, Denmark
Elephant Gate
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Antequera, Spain
Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Birkenhead, England
The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.
La Orotava, Spain
This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
La Palma, Spain
These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.
La Palma, Spain
The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Cartagena, Spain
An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Henshaw, England
Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.