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Step into the past of this Andalusian town through exhibits with traditional tools, local crafts, and cultural artifacts.

A man's curious and seriously small handmade objects from around the world.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.