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Roche Abbey Ruins

Maltby, England

Roche Abbey Ruins

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

Fence of Doors.

Vashon, Washington

Fence of Doors

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

Carousel Bar in 1968.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Carousel Bar

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Doon Hill and Fairy Knowe.

Aberfoyle, Scotland

Doon Hill and Fairy Knowe

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

Trenches at Sanctuary Wood.

Ypres, Belgium

Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The Nok Caves

Tandjouare, Togo

Nok Caves

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

The line of Jizō statues.

Nikko, Japan

Kanmangafuchi Abyss

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Arches of Bread Festival

San Biagio Platani, Italy

Arches of Bread Festival

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

The village of Shirakawa-gō in winter.

Shirakawa-mura, Japan

Shirakawa-go

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field).

Berlin, Germany

Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field)

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

The deer house.

Bishop Auckland, England

Auckland Castle Deer House

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

Balbals of Oskemen.

Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Balbals of Oskemen

Stelae-eyed stones greet visitors to a corner of Kirov Park.

Clifton Rocks Railway

Bristol, England

Clifton Rocks Railway

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Outside of the Museum.

Wytheville, Virginia

Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

Historic 1736 Brick water tower in the Churchyard of The Parish Church of St Mary, Church Square, Rye, East Sussex, UK.

Rye, England

Rye Water House

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

The gray horse and its riders.

Widecombe in the Moor, England

Widecombe Fair Horse

This painted wooden sculpture depicts the characters of a popular Devon folk song.

The carillon.

Berlin, Germany

Carillon Berlin-Tiergarten

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Tide gauge pavilion.

Kronshtadt, Russia

Kronshtadt Sea Gauge

This historic system is the zero level benchmark for measuring the depths and altitudes of the Baltic.

Santo Domingo Monastery.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca (Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca)

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Giant blueberries.

Stokke, Norway

Sti For Øye

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.

Vale Street.

Bristol, England

Vale Street

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Rudston Monolith.

Driffield, England

Rudston Monolith

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

Brixton Windmill

London, England

Brixton Windmill

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

The abbey today.

Barrow-in-Furness, England

Furness Abbey

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

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