Rummu, Estonia
Rummu Underwater Prison
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Wicklow, Ireland
This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Sligo, Ireland
The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Galway, Ireland
While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Galway, Ireland
A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Kharkiv, Ukraine
It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.
Vyshhorods'kyi district, Ukraine
Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
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.