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This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

English-speaking soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II, before the town’s name changed.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.