Hrastovlje, Slovenia
Danse Macabre of Hrastovlje
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
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Hrastovlje, Slovenia
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
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Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
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The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.
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A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
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A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.
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Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.
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This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.
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Water demonstrates its carving power along a Cumbrian trail.
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For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
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Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.
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A haunted medieval church, a ceremonial stone circle, and a burial ground are all that's left of this community lost to the Black Death.
Cusco, Peru
This outdoor sculpture gallery is a modern-day homage to Andean culture and history.
Hauterive, Switzerland
This museum is also an active archeological site at the eastern end of Lake Neuchâtel.
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A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
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The Spanish writer devoted hours to writing 'Don Quixote' in this house.
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This park features a wooden causeway preserved since the Neolithic era.
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Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.
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An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.
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According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.
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A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.