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This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.