Muraglione, Italy
Pertosa Caves
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
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Muraglione, Italy
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
Palermo, Italy
A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.
Strasbourg, France
This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.
Orvieto, Italy
Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.
Chiusdino, Italy
These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
Moldova
This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.
Butuceny, Moldova
This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.
Troyanski manastir, Bulgaria
At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.
Asturias, Spain
An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.
Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
Larnaca, Cyprus
The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Margate, England
Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Plaisance Ward, Seychelles
In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.