Southend-on-Sea, England
The Broomway
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
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Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Naours, France
A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A museum filled with tiny, adorable versions of the mighty Royal Danish Navy.
Hals, Denmark
A small Denmark town displays a pair of titanic jaw bones as their community symbol.
Aarhus, Denmark
A public display of random paleontology.
Risskov, Denmark
Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.
Skørping, Denmark
An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.
Aalborg, Denmark
From buck blood to Theriak miracle tonic, this collection of Renaissance chemist's gear look's like a wizard's pantry.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Norresundby, Denmark
This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
Stamford, England
England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
Hope Valley, England
There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.