Kaali, Estonia
Kaali Meteorite Crater Field
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
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Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Ayelet HaShahar, Israel
A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.
Golan
Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Beit Jala, Palestine
A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.
Apia, Samoa
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Wairiki, Fiji
Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.
Agios Athanasios, Greece
A late 4th-century BC archaeological wonder located just outside the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Amay, Belgium
Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."
Çavuşin, Turkey
A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.
Portsmouth, England
This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.
Slovenia
These high mineral baths were used by Roman soldiers, royals, and the military before opening to the public in 2005.
Nice, France
The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.
Rabat, Malta
The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.
Shropshire, England
A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Tarragona, Spain
These sculpted heads on the outside of a former Knights Templar building date back to the 17th century
Cardiff, Wales
Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone
Zagreb, Croatia
A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.
Pula, Croatia
A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.