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36.0126, -93.8878
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-37.8550, 148.0377
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37.9333, -107.6800
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Cornwall, England
Mên-an-Tol (Circle Stone)
A circle stone within a stone circle.
50.1586, -5.6045
Devon, England
Hound Tor
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
50.5970, -3.7780
Devon, England
Bowerman's Nose
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
50.6101, -3.7784
Bran, Romania
Bran Castle
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
45.5149, 25.3672
Venice, Italy
Torcello Bell Tower
Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.
45.4982, 12.4194
Venice, Italy
Attila's Throne
An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.
45.4984, 12.4182
Venice, Italy
Torcello
The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.
45.4963, 12.4153
Venice, Italy
The Mad Colored Houses of Burano
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
45.4855, 12.4172
Salzburg, Austria
Almkanal of Salzburg
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
47.7969, 13.0460
Salzburg, Austria
'Gurken'
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
47.7990, 13.0425
Salzburg, Austria
Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
47.8057, 13.0424
Salzburg, Austria
Hommage to Mozart
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.
47.8020, 13.0386
Werfen, Austria
Eisriesenwelt
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
47.5043, 13.1904
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
47.6395, 13.0146
San Giovanni di Duino, Italy
Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana
Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
45.7874, 13.5924
Palmanova, Italy
Palmanova Star Fort
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
45.9047, 13.3098
Bovec, Slovenia
Fort Hermann
A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.
46.3599, 13.5880
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