Cascais, Portugal
Boca do Inferno
A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.
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Cascais, Portugal
A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Clare, Ireland
This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.
Iceland
This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland
A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.
Faroe Islands
The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.
Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands
This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Akureyri, Iceland
Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Hamburg, Germany
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.