Barcelona, Spain
The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi
The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.
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Alaior, Spain
Torre d'en Galmes
This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Barcelona, Spain
Columns of the Temple of Augustus
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain World Trade Center
Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Arad, Bahrain
Arad Fort
This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.
Bahrain
Shajarat-al-Hayat (Tree of Life)
This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.
Saint Blazey, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Old Calton Cemetery
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
London, England
Ruins of the Crystal Palace
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Burnley, England
The Singing Ringing Tree
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
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London, England
Kensington Roof Gardens
This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.
Coverham, England
Forbidden Corner
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Saint Austell, England
Lost Gardens of Heligan
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
London, England
Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
Ruined Victorian Folly
Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
Jönstorp, Sweden
Yangtorp Sanctuary
A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.
Linköping, Sweden
Cirkulation II
This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.
Karlskrona Ö, Sweden
Whiskey on the Rocks
A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.
Luleå, Sweden
Facebook's Arctic Circle Data Center
The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.
Jönköping N, Sweden
Visingsö Oak Forest
A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.
Östersund V, Sweden
Storsjon's Highway Ice Bridge
Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.
