Santander, Spain
Magdalena Peninsula
This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.
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Santander, Spain
This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Hendaye, France
The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.
Capbreton, France
Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Port-d'Envaux, France
A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Saumur, France
A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.
Dénezé-sous-Doué, France
Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
La Meignanne, France
At this unique farm, you can interact with adorable donkeys and view an ancient dolmen.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Savonnières, France
Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.
Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
After being abandoned for decades, Oklahoma’s first air-conditioned theatre was reborn in the new century.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
Prague, Czechia
A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.
Canneto sull'Oglio, Italy
Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.