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Two Princes Staircase in the White Tower.

London, England

Two Princes Staircase

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The Shambles.

York, England

Shambles of York

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Quarry waters dyed black

Buxton, England

Blue Lagoon of Buxton

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

The Barbican Conservatory's Arid House.

London, England

Barbican Conservatory

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Famine sculptures at night in black and white

Dublin, Ireland

The Famine Memorial in Dublin

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

St. Audoen's Gate.

Dublin, Ireland

Saint Audoen’s Gate

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

Giant's Causeway

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Dark Hedges

Ballymoney, Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Hawkstone Park

Weston, England

Hawkstone Park

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

The crushing stone

Hope Valley, England

Horse-Powered Ore Crusher

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

The Nine Ladies.

Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Witch window in Craftsbury, Vermont.

Craftsbury, Vermont

Witch Windows

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

The vertical coffin is built into what's left of the arch.

Chester, England

Medieval Coffin of St John's

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Sami

Greece

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Timanfaya National Park

Tinajo, Spain

Timanfaya National Park

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

El Diablo Restaurant

Teguise, Spain

El Diablo Restaurant

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Wannalancit Mills Smokestack Christmas Tree

Lowell, Massachusetts

Wannalancit Mills Smokestack Christmas Tree

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

Cat Statues of York

York, England

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate.

York, England

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Ladybower Reservoir, the largest of the 3 in the chain, and its hypnotic western overflow.

Bamford, England

The Upper Derwent Reservoirs

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Winnats Pass

Hope Valley, England

Winnats Pass

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

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