Ouessant, France
The Créac’h Lighthouse
The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.
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Ouessant, France
The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Gurtnellen, Switzerland
Walk underneath a railway bridge over the river Reuss with just a metal grating under your feet.
Iceland
The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Milarrochy, Scotland
A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, France
This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Seelisberg, Switzerland
This scenic spot is known as the birthplace of Switzerland.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Stavanger, Norway
A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.
Løkken, Denmark
An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.
Tønsberg, Norway
A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.
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.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.