Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
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Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Beelitz, Germany
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Derby, Australia
Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Melbourne, Australia
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Whitsundays, Australia
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Scorțoasa, Romania
A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.