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This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

This cave complex might provide a link between the Neolithic and the Classical Greek period.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

The remains of a military communications outpost still stand on this Greek island.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

A somewhat mysterious biomedical museum housed inside a Spanish university.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

This mermaid sculpture commemorates a Galician legend and an annual trial.

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.