Oppenau, Germany
Kloster Allerheiligen
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
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Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Innichen, Italy
Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Bray, England
You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Barcelona, Spain
An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.
Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Leiden, Netherlands
This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”
Southampton, England
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
Burgos, Spain
This Gothic church houses ornate royal tombs and a magnificent gilded altarpiece.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Rye, England
Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.
Oxford, England
This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.