Hanoi, Vietnam
Bao tang Dong vat (Hanoi Zoological Museum)
A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.
Sheffield, England
Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Arcadia, Greece
Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.
Praid, Romania
Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Lesbos Prefecture, Greece
The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.
Penteli, Greece
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.