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The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.