Dunfermline, Scotland
Reliquary of St. Margaret of Scotland
The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.
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Dunfermline, Scotland
The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Sheffield, England
Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.
Odense, Denmark
After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.
Manresa, Spain
A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia
A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Tokyo, Japan
A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.
Sanquhar, Scotland
A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.
Rye, England
Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Leadville, Colorado
In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
Milwaukie, Oregon
Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
Rushen, Isle of Man
This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.
Manchester, Vermont
Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.