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dtheodora

I find joy in the curious, obscure, and streets steeped in history. When travelling I seek out museums, galleries, bizarre places, charming walks, and beautiful landscapes.

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Glasgow, Scotland

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

erinrizzato

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Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

Dr Alan P Newman

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The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

aRedLetterLife

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Snowshill, England

Snowshill Manor

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

johnsongeographic

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Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Dante's Tomb

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Added by lastpearl

Mausoleum of Theoderic

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

Tony Dunnell

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Koblenz, Germany

Augenroller (Eye Roller)

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

Added by pauldbentz

Province of Matera, Italy

The Village of Craco

An Italian hillside ghost town.

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Sassi di Matera

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

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Alberobello, Italy

Alberobello

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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Compton, England

Watts Cemetery Chapel

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

Added by vernon 497373e2

Barrow-in-Furness, England

Furness Abbey

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

Sarah Laskow

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Newquay, England

The Island, Newquay

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

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Cornwall, England

Tregothnan

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Added by 1000Miles

Calamita Cosmica

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

Civita di Bagnoregio

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

EricGrundhauser

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Montegabbione (TR), Italy

La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

serflac

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Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

gus619USA

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Pape’s Nutcracker Museum

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

Edward Denny

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Hula Hoop Tree

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Capitol Park

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

Added by mbaas6

Dunbar, Scotland

John Muir's Birthplace

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

Dr Alan P Newman

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Islandmagee, Northern Ireland

Ballylumford Dolmen

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

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