Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Tomnadashan Mine
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
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Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Stockholm, Sweden
Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.
Hanover, Germany
An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Cottanello, Italy
When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.
Mahabalipuram, India
Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.
Mumbai, India
Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Rajgir, India
A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.
Raisen, India
A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Wunsiedel, Germany
Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Koytendag, Turkmenistan
A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Rome, Italy
Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.