Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
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Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Kilpeck, England
Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.
Kilpeck, England
Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Kerry, Ireland
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
Dump, Belize
A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
Iceland
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Lima, Peru
A market for witches is hidden within a train station.
Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Yagodina, Bulgaria
A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.