Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Royal Avenue
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Haut Saut d'Eau, Haiti
Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage.
Coamo, Puerto Rico
This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.
Brazil
Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.
Pernambuco, Brazil
The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.
Chaves, Brazil
Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.
New Zealand
The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Jeju-si, South Korea
A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Nagakute, Japan
A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Malmö, Sweden
20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.