Verona, Italy
Castelvecchio Museum
This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.
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Verona, Italy
This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
Portugal
The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.
North Berwick, Scotland
An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.
Bristol, England
This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.
Bunnik, Netherlands
For years, the remains of this ancient Roman fortress were hidden under an orchard.
Mildam, Netherlands
Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany
This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Augsburg, Germany
Next to the well-known retaining weir "Hochablass" is the former raft port for the city of Augsburg.
Lahnstein, Germany
Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.
Berlin, Germany
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Potsdam, Germany
In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Altenmünster, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.
Munich, Germany
An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.
De Veenhoop, Netherlands
This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.
Kunštát, Czechia
An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.
Jáchymov, Czechia
Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.
Prague, Czechia
The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.
Lessines, Belgium
One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.