This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.