Garni, Armenia
Garni Gorge
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
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Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Istanbul, Turkey
Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.