Poland
Muchołapka
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
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Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Letanovce, Slovakia
The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Moorslede, Belgium
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Odry, Poland
Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.
Gdańsk, Poland
A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.
Poznań, Poland
A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Lupșa, Romania
Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.