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Perca, Italy
Earth Pyramids of Platten
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
46.8049, 12.0190
Corfu, Greece
Church of St. Spyridon
This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.
39.6251, 19.9227
Cité Hached, Tunisia
Palais Mussolini
Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.
36.5076, 10.5628
Denbighshire, Wales
Castell Dinas Bran
These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.
52.9791, -3.1589
Wrexham, Wales
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
52.9734, -3.0971
London, England
The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
51.5052, -0.0841
Stockholm, Sweden
The First Grave of René Descartes
Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.
59.3380, 18.0601
Skagen, Denmark
Grenen
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
57.7439, 10.6475
Hřensko, Czechia
Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate)
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
50.8840, 14.2815
Zittau, Germany
Zittau Narrow-Gauge Railway
This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.
50.9042, 14.8058
Adršpach, Czechia
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks
Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
50.6103, 16.1165
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia
The State Chateau of Hluboká
Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
49.0511, 14.4416
České Budějovice, Czechia
Stray Boulder (Bludný Kámen)
Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.
48.9745, 14.4744
Třeboň, Czechia
Třeboň
In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.
49.0035, 14.7641
Turnov, Czechia
Český Ráj (Bohemian Paradise)
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
50.5874, 15.1581
Liberec, Czechia
Hotel Ještěd
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
50.7326, 14.9846
Doubice, Czechia
Doubice Wooden Sculptures and Tanks
This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks
50.8891, 14.4574
Želízy, Czechia
Harfenice Cave
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
50.4349, 14.4528
Blatce, Czechia
Houska Castle
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
50.4911, 14.6288
Želízy, Czechia
The Devil Heads
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
50.4204, 14.4646
Tisá, Czechia
Tiské Stěny
Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.
50.7862, 14.0282
Terezín, Czechia
Theresienstadt (Terezín Concentration Camp)
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
50.5138, 14.1649
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