Glenfinnan, Scotland
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
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Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Foyers, Scotland
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Ione, California
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Nemocón, Colombia
Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
Danby, Vermont
The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Taizé, France
A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.
Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel
A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.
Italy
A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Estonia
This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.
Estonia
A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
Piusa, Estonia
Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.
Varstu Parish, Estonia
A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.
Põlva Parish, Estonia
Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.
Pechory, Russia
This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.
Little River, California
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Fort Bragg, California
Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.