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chrissymons358

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Big fan of islands and multi-day hike and bike adventures. Wine, cheese, and honey are the holy trinity, and I believe you haven't truly experienced a place until you've had their signature soup. Favorite world destinations: Sintra, Portugal Monterey, CA Santa Fe, NM Vinales, Cuba Lake Biwa, Japan Prefer small towns to larger cities. Closet steampunk enthusiast. Most of my role models are fictional.

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The distinctive topography of the area was used as inspiration for the rock gardens

Wonsees, Germany

Sanspareil Rock Garden

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Hugo was allegedly conceived near the top of Mont Donon.

Grandfontaine, France

Site of Victor Hugo's Conception

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

Mont Sainte-Odile

Ottrott, France

Secret Passages of Mont Sainte-Odile

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

This castle, as witnessed today, was inspired by vivid portrayals of its 12th-century predecessor in the novel Lichtenstein by Wilhelm Hauff.

Lichtenstein, Germany

Lichtenstein Castle

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Kloster Allerheiligen

Oppenau, Germany

Kloster Allerheiligen

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Burg Frankenstein

Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

View of the Thingstatte as it appears today.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Thingstatte

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle.

Orschwiller, France

Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Abandoned village of Hallsands.

Hallsands, England

Ruins of Hallsands

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

St. Nectan's Kieve

Trethevy, England

St. Nectan's Kieve

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Restormel Castle viewed from above.

Lostwithiel, England

Restormel Castle

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Doyden Castle

Wadebridge, England

Doyden Castle

This remote castle was built to be a wealthy businessman's palace of vice but is now simply a historic vacation cottage.

Roche Hermitage from below.

Roche, England

Roche Rock Hermitage

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

Kennal Vale Gunpowder Works

Ponsanooth, England

Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

The engine houses.

Botallack, Cornwall

Crown Mine Ruins

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

The Ruins of Oppede-le-Vieux

Oppède, France

The Ruins of Oppede-le-Vieux

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

Welch Springs Ruins

Jadwin, Missouri

Welch Spring Hospital Ruins

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Ha Ha Tonka Castle Ruins

Camdenton, Missouri

Ha Ha Tonka Castle Ruins

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The Overlook Mountain House looming out of the forest.

Woodstock, New York

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Whitby Abbey

Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The ruins.

Poni, Burkina Faso

Ruins of Loropéni

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

Thorncrown Chapel

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Thorncrown Chapel

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The central structure, known as Triangolo Barberini.

Rome, Italy

Triangolo Barberini

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

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