Hřensko, Czechia
Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate)
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
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Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Cambrils, Spain
This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."
Tarragona, Spain
Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.
Clovelly, England
Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Venice, Italy
Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.