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Aliki ancient marble quarry.

Thasos, Greece

Aliki Ancient Marble Quarry

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

ruins of temple complex on island of Samothraki

Paleopoli, Greece

Samothrace Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

Giant's Causeway

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Kylemore Abbey

Connemara, Ireland

Kylemore Abbey

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The Round Tower of Glendalough

Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower of Glendalough

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The Hole of the Sorrows

Glenslane, Ireland

The Hole of the Sorrows

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

Fairy Chimneys

Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Mount Teide

Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Kyiv, Ukraine

Museum of the Great Patriotic War

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The Red Fiat of Osijek monument.

Osijek, Croatia

The Red Fićo

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Walls cut through the vegetation in Ston. (Saskia van de Nieuwenhof/Flickr)

Ston, Croatia

Walls of Ston

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

Sea Organ

Zadar, Croatia

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Plitvice Lakes

Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Beit ed-Dine Palace

Beiteddine, Lebanon

Beiteddine Palace

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

The Church of St. Anne

Vilnius, Lithuania

The Church of St. Anne

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

The Mermaid of Užupis

Vilnius, Lithuania

The Mermaid of Užupis

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

The Constitution

Vilnius, Lithuania

Republic of Uzupis

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The Dead Dunes

Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania

The Dead Dunes

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Hill of Crosses.

Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania

Hill of Crosses

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

The Flying Dwarf.

Wrocław, Poland

Wroclaw Dwarves

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

Casas Típicas de Santana

Santana, Portugal

Casas Típicas de Santana

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

Cabo Girão Skywalk

Câmara de Lobos, Portugal

Cabo Girão Skywalk

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

 Forte de São José, the "Principado da Pontinha."

Funchal, Portugal

Principality of Pontinha

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

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