Stonehaven, Scotland
Dunnottar Castle
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
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Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Porto, Portugal
The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Oxford, England
Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Achnashellach, Scotland
This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.
Bergen, Norway
The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.
Bergen, Norway
St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.
Bergen, Norway
A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Edinburgh, Scotland
As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.
Northallerton, England
The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.