Ekerö V, Sweden
Björn Järnsidas Hög (Björn Ironsides Mound)
The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.
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Ekerö V, Sweden
The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Paimpont, France
Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
Marathon, Florida
The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.
Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Crescent City, California
This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.
Isles of Scilly, England
At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.
Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland
A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.
Hudson, New York
A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.
Ngari Prefecture, China
A pilgrimage around a forbidden peak sacred to four faiths.
Gangkhar Puensum, Bhutan
The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Alaska
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Brighton, England
This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Braintree, England
You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.
London, England
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.