Skibbereen, Ireland
Irish Sky Garden
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
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Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Nafplio, Greece
This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.
Kalarrites, Greece
This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.
Larisa, Greece
Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.
Dion, Greece
This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.
Berlin, Germany
Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Berlin, Germany
The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.
Berlin, Germany
Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.
Berlin, Germany
One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Naples, Italy
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
Staten Island, New York
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Arkutino, Bulgaria
An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?
Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Karlukovo, Bulgaria
The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Malička, Croatia
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.