Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
The Village of Monsanto
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
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Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Cascais, Portugal
A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Hungarian self-built castle.
Tác, Hungary
The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Höhe, Austria
This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Ithaca, New York
A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.