Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
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Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Kragujevac, Serbia
A unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Turin, Italy
This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.
Milanovac, Serbia
Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Moires, Greece
Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Laconia, Greece
This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
Ano Vouves, Greece
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Ascona, Switzerland
The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.