Tallinn, Estonia
Banned Books Museum
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
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Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.
Bremen, Germany
This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.
Tharandt, Germany
Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.
Willebroek, Belgium
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
Greece
Abandoned and overgrown town with views of the Mediterranean Sea.
Las Condes, Chile
1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.
Mildam, Netherlands
Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Valletta, Malta
After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.
Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Rocchette, Italy
This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Thurgoland, England
A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.
Ghajnsielem, Malta
This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.
Tskaltubo, Georgia
The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.
Besiekiery, Poland
These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.