Gdańsk, Poland
Ruins at Westerplatte
The site of the first battle of World War II.
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Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Deva, Romania
Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Sheffield, England
This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Paris, France
Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Bingley, England
A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.
Bradford, England
A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.
Sheffield, England
In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Halifax, England
A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Liverpool, England
Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.