Flensburg, Germany
Mumiengrotte (Mummy's Cave)
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
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Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Tarsdorf, Austria
American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Prague, Czechia
The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.
Prague, Czechia
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
Nunavut
Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.