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Braecrest

Naval Officer, Professional Mariner, Triathlete and distinguished Gentleman...

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Gatteville-le-Phare, France

Phare de Gatteville

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

marionswordfishtrombone

Added by marionswordfishtrombone

Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

BadRandall

Added by BadRandall

Glasgow, Scotland

The Lighthouse

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

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Added by ssm67alba

Dublin, Ireland

The Oscar Wilde House

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

Added by joconnell

Salinas, California

The Steinbeck House Restaurant

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Connemara, Ireland

Kylemore Abbey

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Added by amelianotthepilot

Ponta do Pargo, Portugal

Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Broch of Mousa

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

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Funchal, Portugal

Madeira Botanical Garden

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Antigua and Barbuda

Kingdom of Redonda

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

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Added by serflac

Anacortes, Washington

La Merced Breakwater - Overgrown Ship Hulk

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Added by santasarmy

Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Edinburgh, Scotland

Bennets Bar

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

London, England

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

AdOYo

Wilkieston, Scotland

Jupiter Artland

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Added by Rachel Gould

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Whydah Pirate Museum

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Maria Valeria Diaz

Added by Maria Valeria Diaz

Easdale Island, Scotland

World Stone Skimming Championship

Every September, international competitors flock to the flooded quarries of a tiny Scottish island.

ssm67alba

Added by ssm67alba

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The Tinkers' Heart

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

Added by emacp1

Corryvreckan Whirlpool

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

ssm67alba

Added by ssm67alba

Uppsala, Sweden

Uppland Runic Inscription 489

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The Drovers Inn

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

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Baker, California

Travelers Monument

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

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Added by leiris

Johnstone, Scotland

Kenmure Hill Temple

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

ssm67alba

Added by ssm67alba

Ruhnu Lighthouse

It's rumored this unique Baltic beacon was designed by Gustave Eiffel himself.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas