Orkney, Scotland
Old Man of Hoy
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
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Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Dublin, Ireland
Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Uummannaq, Greenland
Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.
Nuuk, Greenland
Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.
Nuuk, Greenland
Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.
Ilulissat, Greenland
A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.
Greenland
This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.
Nuuk, Greenland
These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.
Greenland
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Kotor, Montenegro
A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.
Paju, South Korea
The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Paju, South Korea
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
Paju, South Korea
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Paju, South Korea
A seldom-visited resting place for North Korean soldiers and spies.
Paju, South Korea
An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.