Chamonix, France
Lac Blanc
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
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Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Paris, France
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Paris, France
Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland
Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Lasithi, Greece
This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.
Frangokastello, Greece
Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.
Acharnes, Greece
The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.
Spetses, Greece
Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Markopoulo Mesogeas, Greece
This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Vallorbe, Switzerland
Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Athens, Greece
This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Dion, Greece
This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.
Corfu, Greece
The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.