Thale, Germany
Hexentanzplatz (Witches' Dance Floor)
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
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Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Arbour Hill, Ireland
The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Market Harborough, England
This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Blackpool, England
This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Clitheroe, England
The second smallest castle keep in England.
Carnforth, England
Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.
Lancashire, England
Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.