Iceland
Hvannadalshnjúkur
Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
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Iceland
Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
Glasgow, Scotland
This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
Darlington, England
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Hartlepool, England
This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Sunderland, England
This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
Monkwearmouth, England
This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Sheffield, England
A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.