Trakošćan, Croatia
Trakošćan Castle
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
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Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Krapina, Croatia
This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Vienna, Austria
An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
Vienna, Austria
The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Vienna, Austria
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Marbach, Austria
The site of Austria's biggest concentration camp now honors its victims.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Gmünd in Kärnten, Austria
A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.