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Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A crumbling bakery where forced laborers from the nearby concentration camp toiled to feed their fellow prisoners and Nazi soldiers.

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.