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Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

Geological storytelling.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."