10 Mysterious Places Around the World

9. Skellig Michael, Ireland

Skellig Michael is a mystical island that sits 8 miles off the coast of Ireland and towers more than 700 feet above sea level. A group of monks settled there and built a monastery as early as the sixth century that still stands today.

10. Slope Point, New Zealand

At the southernmost point of New Zealand’s South Island, the constant, fierce winds blowing up from Antarctica are so strong that they've bent the trees growing there into surreal, permanent shapes.