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

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

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

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

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

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

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

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

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .