Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
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Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Cancún, Mexico
One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Zurich, Switzerland
Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Browse through a century of this principality's first popular export.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.
Bisbee, Arizona
One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.