Beppu, Japan
Chinoike Jigoku
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
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Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
Madrid, Spain
Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Paris, France
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
Tokyo, Japan
This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.
Budapest, Hungary
This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand
Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Vienna, Austria
This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Berlin, Germany
What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.