Gwynedd, Wales
Portmeirion Village
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
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Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.