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Nyssa

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Café in the Crypt

London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Queenhithe Mosaic

London, England

Queenhithe Mosaic

A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014

Winchester Palace

London, England

Winchester Palace

The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London

The Navigators

London, England

The Navigators

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Laerdal Tunnel

Aurland, Norway

Laerdal Tunnel

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

Statue of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund

Haugesund, Norway

Marilyn Monroe Statue

The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.

Castle Amphitheater

Provo, Utah

Castle Amphitheater

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

Tivoli carousel.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Rundetårn

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rundetårn

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A street in the close.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mary King’s Close

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow, Scotland

The Glasgow Necropolis

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The Kelpies.

Grangemouth, Scotland

The Kelpies

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Hobbiton

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Looking up from the entrance to the Hidden Beach.

Islas Marietas, Mexico

Hidden Beach

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Cave Junction, Oregon

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Stuðlagil Canyon

Eiriksstadhir, Iceland

Stuðlagil Canyon

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Red Chair

Iceland

Red Chair

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Harpa at night

Reykjavik, Iceland

Harpa

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Vista over Goðafoss

Iceland

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Jökulsárlón

Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Blue Lagoon

Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

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