Paola, Malta
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
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Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Šeduva, Lithuania
A 100-plus-year-old mill transformed into a hotel and restaurant.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Mazirbe, Latvia
These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.
Kuldīga, Latvia
The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Astana, Kazakhstan
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
San Biagio Platani, Italy
Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.
Reggello, Italy
On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.
Pescocostanzo, Italy
A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.
Benevento, Italy
Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.
Rome, Italy
Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.