Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
Emilcin UFO memorial
A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.
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Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Kłobuck County, Poland
The oldest wind turbine in Europe, constructed by a group of friends in 1932.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Varėnos rajono savivaldybė, Lithuania
The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Pušaloto seniūnija, Lithuania
This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.
Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Saint-Rivoal, France
An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.
Rustrel, France
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.
Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Haute-Isle, France
The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.
Etsaut, France
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.