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Dunfermline, Scotland

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries

Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Dunfermline, Scotland

Saint Margaret's Cave

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Added by Bathynomus
Manchester, England

St. Michael's Flags and Angel Meadow Park

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Komatsushima-shi, Japan

Kincho Raccoon Dog Statue

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.
Added by TRP
Tatebayashi-shi, Japan

Morin-ji Temple

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.
KoinuSensei Added by KoinuSensei
Kyoto, Japan

Okazaki Shrine

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.
abby regler Added by abby regler
Iga, Japan

Iga Ryu Ninja Museum

Be a ninja - or just act like one.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Kyoto, Japan

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.
caitlinfrunks Added by caitlinfrunks
Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan

Okishima Island

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.
siewch Added by siewch
Ventotene, Italy

Santo Stefano Prison

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Royston, England

Royston Cave

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Groningen, Netherlands

Groningen University Museum

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Walmer, England

Walmer Castle and Gardens

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Stirling, Scotland

The Star Pyramid

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Pluckley, England

Dering Wood

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Yonezawa, Japan

The Fountain of Ideas

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.
ChiaraT Added by ChiaraT
Trescore Balneario, Italy

Cappella Suardi

Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Barcelona, Spain

Jardines de la Tamarita

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.
joanicinapoli Added by joanicinapoli
Beaune, France

Ramparts of Beaune

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.
Added by toddzva
Worthing, England

Warrior Birds Memorial

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Béthune, France

Béthune Belfry

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.
Added by bertrandbinois
Kushiro, Japan

Lake Akan Ainu Kotan

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Ōzora-chō, Japan

Shibazakura Park

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Bonn, Germany

Bonn Cherry Blossoms

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.
Added by Capt Kirch