Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
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Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
Nairn, Scotland
The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Newtonmore, Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Mungasdale, Scotland
Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."