Odessa, Ukraine
Potemkin Stairs
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Odessa, Ukraine
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
The largest underground lake in Europe.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Tjurkö, Sweden
For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
L'Arboç, Spain
Replica of Seville, Spains famous Giralda, a former minaret converted into a bell tower.
Novelda, Spain
The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.
Madrid, Spain
An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.
Alicante, Spain
This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.
Teruel, Spain
This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.
Fábrica de Orbaitzeta, Spain
Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.
Ibiza, Spain
Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.
Sax, Spain
An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.
Asturias, Spain
A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain
The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
La Palma, Spain
This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.
Vistabella, Spain
A modernist church in an ancient village.
Manzanares el Real, Spain
A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.