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lukefishfrench

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Cuween Hill Cairn

Finstown, Scotland

Cuween Hill Cairn

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

The remains of houses with the church and, on the left, the replica Pictish stone.

Birsay, Scotland

Brough of Birsay

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

The Italian Church

Lambholm, Scotland

The Italian Chapel

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The Stones of Stenness

Stromness, Scotland

The Stones of Stenness

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

Ring of Brodgar

Orkney, Scotland

Ring of Brodgar

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Skara Brae is on the west coast of Scotland.

Sandwick, Scotland

Skara Brae

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The marker.

John o' Groats, Scotland

John o' Groats Marker

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Ebenezer Place

Wick, Scotland

Ebenezer Place

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

The Sign for the Old Wellington, with the Old Wellington itself in the background on the left.

Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

That Makmo.

Luang Prabang, Laos

That Pathum

One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

Piles of Goryeo stone tiles excavated from the site.

Gyeongju, South Korea

Hwangnyonsa Temple Site

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

National Taiwan Museum Bronze Oxen

Taipei, Taiwan

National Taiwan Museum Bronze Oxen

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

Emmeline Pankhurst statue.

Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst Statue

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

From inside the defensive walls.

Elgin, Scotland

Duffus Castle

Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

The Dandy Lion in all its glory.

Elgin, Scotland

Dandy Lion

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

Beauly, Scotland

Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

Odusan Unification Observatory

Paju, South Korea

Odusan Unification Observatory

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

Aljaferia Palace

Zaragoza, Spain

Aljaferia Palace

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

The city pillar

Vientiane, Laos

Hor Lak Muang

The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.

The Bard is represented on the sign.

Manchester, England

The Shakespeare

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

Snail Alley

Tainan City, Taiwan

Snail Alley

The residence of a Taiwanese literary scholar sits down an alleyway adorned with depictions of snails.

Sunlight entering through an opening in the ceiling of Basilica di San Petronio.

Bologna, Italy

Meridian Line of Basilica di San Petronio

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

'A New Broom'

Manchester, England

'A New Broom'

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

Pelješac Bridge

Duboka, Croatia

Pelješac Bridge

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.

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