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Unusual Attractions in Lerwick

Lerwick, Scotland

Up Helly Aa

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Lerwick, Scotland

The Dutchman's Leap

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

Lerwick, Scotland

Lerwick Public Sign Snail

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

Lerwick, Scotland

'Shetland Receivers'

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

Lerwick, Scotland

Shetland Library

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

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Broch of Mousa

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

10 miles from Lerwick

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Jarlshof

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

20 miles from Lerwick

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