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Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.