Vienna, Austria
Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
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Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Budapest, Hungary
A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Kumejima-chō, Japan
Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.
London, England
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Otsuchi, Japan
A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Sapporo, Japan
The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
Sasebo, Japan
The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Xilitla, Mexico
Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.