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The bathhouse

Rennes-les-Bains, France

Roman Baths

These thermal springs were once popular with residents of a nearby Roman colony.

Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes

Bélesta, France

Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

Château de Villerouge-Termenès

Villerouge-Termenès, France

Cathar Castles

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

The power station.

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ouarzazate Solar Power Station

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

Les Roches Peintes

Aoussift, Morocco

Les Roches Peintes

In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.

Erg Chebbi

Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Merenid Tombs

Fez, Morocco

Merenid Tombs

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Fes el Bali

Fez, Morocco

Fes el-Bali

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Chouara Leather Tannery

Fez, Morocco

Chouara Leather Tannery

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Intempo by the sea.

Benidorm, Spain

Intempo Building

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Odeillo solar furnace

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France

Odeillo Solar Furnace

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

Millau Viaduct

Creissels, France

Millau Viaduct

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Brimham Rocks

Harrogate, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

Pateley Bridge, England

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Inside Coldstones Cut.

Harrogate, England

Coldstones Cut

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

Thornborough Henges from above

West Tanfield, England

Thornborough Henges

This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.

Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival

Kettlewell, England

Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

View down to Muker from the Corpse Way over Kisdon.

Keld, England

Swaledale Corpse Way

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

Tan Hill Inn

Richmond, England

Tan Hill Inn

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

Crackpot Hall

Keld, England

Crackpot Hall

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

The “buttertubs” on Buttertubs Pass.

Hawes, England

Buttertubs Pass

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

Close-up of the horse, obviously in need of some maintenance.

Thirsk, England

Kilburn White Horse

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

Decaying red telephone boxes
Permanently Closed

Thirsk, England

Red Telephone Box Graveyard

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

Alignment.

Ripon, England

Swinton Druids Temple

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

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