Bakewell, England
Chatsworth House
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
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Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
St Mary, Jersey
This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A cableway for car transport.
Andělská Hora, Czechia
This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Natural History Museum that time forgot.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Catcliffe, England
The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.