Bruges, Belgium
The Lucifernum
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
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Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Masuleh, Iran
In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.
Huizhou, China
A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.
Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Mexico City, Mexico
Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Bellvei, Spain
Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
Kerch, Ukraine
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Muchu, Nepal
This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.