Aurland, Norway
Aurland Lookout
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
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Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Stamullen, Ireland
An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.
Medicine Hat, Alberta
A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
Durness, Scotland
A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.
Iceland
This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.
Glaumbær, Iceland
This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.
Hellissandur, Iceland
Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."
Siglufjörður, Iceland
This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."
Eiðar, Iceland
This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.
Deildartunguhver, Iceland
Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.
Iceland
A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.
Akureyri, Iceland
Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.
Búðardalur, Iceland
A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Heimaey, Iceland
A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Iceland
A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.
Iceland
This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.