Helensburgh, Australia
Glowworm Tunnel
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
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Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
London, England
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
London, England
A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.
Ventotene, Italy
A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.
Viggianello, Italy
This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.
Piediluco, Italy
The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.
Asiago, Italy
The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.
Roccastrada, Italy
Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.
Forno, Italy
The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.
Gadoni, Italy
Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.
Siena, Italy
First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."
Venzone, Italy
Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.
Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.