Andros, Greece
Tourlitis Lighthouse
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
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Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Roermond, Netherlands
Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.
Leiden, Netherlands
Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.
Winkel, Netherlands
This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.
Oudewater, Netherlands
The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Sæby, Denmark
Residents of this seaside village are building a miniature 1:10 scale version of their historic town.
Odense, Denmark
An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
Sæby, Denmark
This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.
Kibæk, Denmark
This Danish art forest places loud works of contemporary art among the pensive silence of nature.
Istanbul, Turkey
This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Mersin Province, Turkey
Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.