The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.