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Niimi Jumbo Cook

Tokyo, Japan

Niimi Jumbo Cook

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

A guillotine and an iron maiden (replica).

Tokyo, Japan

Meiji University Museum’s Criminal Materials Department

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

The holy well.

Kerry, Ireland

Cathair Crobh Dearg

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Grange Stone Circle Lough Gur

Limerick, Ireland

Grange Stone Circle Lough Gur

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

Dublinia

Dublin, Ireland

Dublinia

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway, Ireland

Galway, Ireland

Kilmacduagh Monastic Settlement

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

St. Brigid's Well

Clare, Ireland

St. Brigid's Well

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

The Island of Inishmaan

Inishmaan, Ireland

The Island of Inishmaan

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

The Seven Churches on Inishmore.

Galway, Ireland

Seven Churches

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

O'Shea's Pub

Kerry, Ireland

O'Shea's Pub

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

Mound of Hostages

Meath, Ireland

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

Kite aerial photograph of the Multivallate Ringfort at Rathrá, Co Roscommon, Ireland.

Tulsk, Ireland

Rathcroghan

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands

Ireland

The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Folkestone White Horse.

Folkestone, England

Folkestone White Horse

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

Aefre with the brooch and knife she was burried with.

Folkestone, England

Aefre

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

Saintly Weepers, possibly six of the Apostles

Kilkenny, Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Menlo Castle

Galway, Ireland

Abandoned Menlo Castle

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Cerne Abbas, England

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Rocky Valley Labyrinths

Trethevy, England

Rocky Valley Labyrinths

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

Merlin's Cave

Tintagel, England

Merlin’s Cave

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Hermits Cave at Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey, England

Hermits Cave at Dale Abbey

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

All that remains is the door.

Athens, Greece

Old Madrasa of Athens

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

The Holestone overlooking surrounding countryside.

Doagh, Northern Ireland

The Holestone

This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.

Graves next to the kirk.

North Berwick, Scotland

St Andrew's Kirk Ports

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

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