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Workers spinning the ferry.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

MV Glenachulish, Glenelg Skye Ferry

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

Kildalton Cross.

Isle of Islay, Scotland

Kildalton Cross

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

Penguins of Berwick

Berwick-upon-Tweed, England

Penguins of Berwick

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

The stained glass.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Magdalen Chapel

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

The bar, with the window to the snug.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Bennets Bar

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Nils Olav inspects the King's Guard after being knighted at the Edinburgh Zoo.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Nils Olav

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Rothesay Victorian Loos

Rothesay, Scotland

Rothesay Victorian Loos

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

Front gate

Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Cairndhu House

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

Gitanjali Art Gallery, Fontainhas.

Panaji, India

Fontainhas

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

Reliquary of St. Francis Xavier

Velha Goa, India

Body of St. Francis Xavier

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

Gol Gumbaz

Vijayapura, India

Gol Gumbaz

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

Illuminated at night by 97,000 bulbs

Mysore, India

Mysore Palace

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

Thimmamma Marrimanu

Edurudona, India

Thimmamma Marrimanu

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

Krishna's Butter Ball

Mahabalipuram, India

Krishna's Butter Ball

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

A formalin-fixed human brain.

Bengaluru, India

Neuropathology Brain Museum

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Stepped tank in Hampi.

Hampi, India

Stepped Tanks of Hampi

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

Fort St. George

Chennai, India

Fort St. George

The first English fort built in India.

Crowds gather for the Biskaa Jatra festival at Nyatapola Temple

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nyatapola Temple

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Coins nailed into the shrine.

Kathmandu, Nepal

The Toothache Tree

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Garden of Dreams.

Kathmandu, Nepal

The Garden of Dreams

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Kala Bhairava at Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu Durbar Square

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

Sulabh Museum of Toilets

New Delhi, India

Sulabh Museum of Toilets

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

A statue of Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti.

New Delhi, India

Gandhi Smriti

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

One of many beautiful dioramas.

Pokhara, Nepal

Annapurna Natural History Museum Butterfly Collection

Feast your eyes upon hundreds of Nepal's native butterflies and moths.

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