Lido, Italy
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Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.
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Lido, Italy
Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
Kętrzyn County, Poland
This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.
Kartuzy, Poland
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Villa Caldari, Italy
An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.
Pol. Ind. de Asipo, Spain
This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."
Guiyang, China
On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.
Bridgend, Wales
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
Ventotene, Italy
A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.
Polotsk, Belarus
A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.
Tambon Phra Prathom Chedi, Thailand
Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.
Geoagiu, Romania
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
Uden, Netherlands
Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.
Russia
What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.
Vistabella, Spain
A modernist church in an ancient village.
Narlai, India
Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.