This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

This work of art is considered the world's longest mosaic.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

The best collection of Mudéjar building replicas gathered in a theme park in Olmedo.

A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.