Höganäs, Sweden
Nimis in Ladonia
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
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Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Halifax, England
A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
Jáchymov, Czechia
Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Vienna, Austria
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Naples, Italy
A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.
Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Roudbar Alamout, Iran
This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Craswall, England
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
Al Haouz, Morocco
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Odessa, Ukraine
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Tarakaniv, Ukraine
This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."
Kyiv, Ukraine
A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Moscow, Russia
For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.