Cave del Predil, Italy
Cave del Predil
With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.
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Cave del Predil, Italy
With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.
Bovec, Slovenia
A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Mojstrana, Slovenia
The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.
Slovenia
Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.
Smartno, Slovenia
This building was recently restored to its original 1908 design, showing the old style of Russian summer houses.
Lusarat, Armenia
The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.
Areni, Armenia
This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Yeghegnadzor, Armenia
Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.
Sisian, Armenia
Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.
Khndzoresk, Armenia
Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.
Shaki, Armenia
After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
Gdańsk, Poland
A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Chisinau, Moldova
There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Cricova, Moldova
Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.
Vienna, Austria
The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.
Bucharest, Romania
Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.
Montauk, New York
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.