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The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

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

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.