Finstown, Scotland
Cuween Hill Cairn
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
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Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Manchester, England
Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.
Luang Prabang, Laos
One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.
Taipei, Taiwan
These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
Elgin, Scotland
Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Beauly, Scotland
After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.
Paju, South Korea
The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.
Zaragoza, Spain
This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.
Vientiane, Laos
The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.
Manchester, England
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
Tainan City, Taiwan
The residence of a Taiwanese literary scholar sits down an alleyway adorned with depictions of snails.
Bologna, Italy
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.
Manchester, England
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
Duboka, Croatia
Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.