Bonn, Germany
Heads of Saints Cassius and Florentius
A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.
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Bonn, Germany
A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Delft, Netherlands
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
Delft, Netherlands
The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Campbeltown, Scotland
An appropriate memorial dedicated to a well-renowned figure of Campbeltown.
Botallack, Cornwall
These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Newlyn, England
A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.