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Max’s wanderlust was sparked at a young age whilst chasing the elusive Wampahoofus through the hills of Vermont. Now, he thrives on finding hidden gems and taking the road less traveled, making every journey an adventure.

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Corridor to one of the yards.

Berrioplano, Spain

Fort of San Cristóbal

This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.

Roncevaux Pass

Roncesvalles, Spain

Roncevaux Pass

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

View from the garden fence

Prague, Czechia

Quo Vadis

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

The Dancing House, f/k/a Fred and Ginger

Prague, Czechia

Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The installation.

Prague, Czechia

Periodic Table of Charles University

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

Grotta

Prague, Czechia

Grotta

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

Gulliver Airship.

Prague, Czechia

Gulliver Airship

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Zizkov Tower. (freefoto/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

The giant babies of Prague.

Prague, Czechia

'Babies'

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Nuclear Bunker Museum

Prague, Czechia

Nuclear Bunker Museum

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Flowers in summer bloom

Prague, Czechia

Vojan Gardens

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

The 'Idiom' installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

Prague, Czechia

‘Idiom’

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The mummified forearm

Prague, Czechia

The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Part of the sewers seen in the tour, as it was in the film.

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Sewer System

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

The Old Man of Storr.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Old Man of Storr

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Fairy Pools.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Caisteal Maol

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Caisteal Maol

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Spar Cave

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Spar Cave

Though difficult to access, this stunning cave has a place in Scotland's poetic history.

A wallaby on Inchconnachan.

Alexandria, Scotland

Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

The Circular Record Hall in the General Register Office.

Edinburgh, Scotland

General Register House, National Records of Scotland

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Meikle Bin Plane Crash Site

Glasgow, Scotland

Meikle Bin Plane Crash Site

The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.

Sighthill Stone Circle

Glasgow, Scotland

Sighthill Stone Circle

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

The Auld Wives Lifts

Glasgow, Scotland

Auld Wives Lifts

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

Kenmure Hill Temple.

Johnstone, Scotland

Kenmure Hill Temple

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

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