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An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.