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An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.