Borrowdale, England
The Bowder Stone
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
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Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Kilcreggan, Scotland
A painted tribute to an ancient Egyptian king lurks along a stretch of Scottish shore.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Provincia de Dos de Mayo, Peru
This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.
Battsengel, Mongolia
People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.
Kharkhorin, Mongolia
History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.
London, England
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
London, England
A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.
Colnbrook, England
One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Devon, England
This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.
Langseitenrotte, Austria
Narrow-gauge railway with its own personal power grid.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Eguílaz, Spain
A stone structure built thousands of years ago on the Iberian peninsula.
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.
Pinofranqueado, Spain
Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.