Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Simão
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
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Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Galway, Ireland
While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Sydney, Australia
Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Antarctica
Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Burnaby, British Columbia
While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.
Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.