Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Super Robot anime statue guards a forgotten suburban development in Tarragona.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.