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The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.

These sculptures common among indigenous populations in North America, celebrate Shetland's unique geology.

One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

Graham Ibbesons's moving tribute to the victims of England's worst mining disaster.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

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

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

This former World War II torpedo testing location is now an important nesting site for migratory birds.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.