Vallehermoso, Spain
The Whistling Island
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
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Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Telde, Spain
Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.
Tristan da Cunha
The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.
Saint Abbs, Scotland
One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
A memorial to a goat culled during a foot and mouth disease outbreak guards a series of fantastical caves.
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
County Donegal, Ireland
Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland’s northernmost pub.
County Donegal, Ireland
This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Culloden Moor, Scotland
This rock bore witness to the last pitched battle fought on British soil.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Aberdeen, Scotland
This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Stonehaven, Scotland
This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The first space rock known to have struck a human.