Brighton, England
The Royal Pavilion
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
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Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
LefkoÅŸa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Belgrade, Serbia
This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Romanii de Jos, Romania
Religious structure known for its sculpted details.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.