Lairg, Scotland
Falls of Shin
This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.
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Lairg, Scotland
This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.
Greenfield, Wales
This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.
Llandudno, Wales
This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.
Denbighshire, Wales
These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.
Alltnacaillich, Scotland
Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.
Hoy, Scotland
Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.
Stockholm, Sweden
These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.
Drogheda, Ireland
This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Meath, Ireland
This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.
Lisbon, Portugal
This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Säter, Sweden
A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.
Borlänge V, Sweden
A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.
Uppsala, Sweden
A small church in Uppsala hides the grave of a renowned 18th-century astronomer.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Malmö, Sweden
This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.
Lund, Sweden
These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.
Borlänge, Sweden
A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.
Falun, Sweden
A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.