Vienna, Austria
Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church)
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
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Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Klosterneuburg, Austria
This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.
Vienna, Austria
Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.
Aschau im Burgenland, Austria
One man's little-known private clock museum hides inside a historic farmhouse, set amidst the Austrian countryside.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Tarsdorf, Austria
American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.
Krems an der Donau, Austria
A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.
Salzburg, Austria
Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.
Salzburg, Austria
The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Graz, Austria
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Graz, Austria
The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.
Langseitenrotte, Austria
Narrow-gauge railway with its own personal power grid.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Bärnbach, Austria
Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.