Isle of Skye, Scotland
Fairy Pools
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Arnhem, Netherlands
A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.
Uden, Netherlands
Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.
Zutphen, Netherlands
Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.