Ano Vouves, Greece
Olive Tree of Vouves
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
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Ano Vouves, Greece
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
Icod de los Vinos, Spain
This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Pembroke Dock, Wales
This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Millport, Scotland
The narrowest house in the U.K.
Millport, Scotland
A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
400 million years of erosion shaped these fascinating seaside caves, which made an appearance on 'Game of Thrones.'
Beauvoir, France
Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.
Palma, Spain
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Girona, Spain
A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Beira, Mozambique
This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Selçuk, Turkey
This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.