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Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.