Highland, Scotland
Carn Liath
This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.
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Highland, Scotland
This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Antwerp, Belgium
An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.
Antwerp, Belgium
To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”
Santiponce, Spain
The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Demre, Turkey
A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Serik, Turkey
The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Antalya, Turkey
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Cologne, Germany
A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Palermo, Italy
This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Palermo, Italy
A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Palermo, Italy
Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.