Dunree Head, Ireland
Fort Dunree
A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.
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Dunree Head, Ireland
A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Stockholm, Sweden
The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Salantai, Lithuania
Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.
Yermolaivka, Ukraine
Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.
Bender, Moldova
A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.
Bangkok, Thailand
A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.