Brussels, Belgium
Bibliotheca Wittockiana
Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.
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Brussels, Belgium
Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Škaljari, Montenegro
This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
Abades, Spain
An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain
The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
Baiona, Spain
This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Ronda, Spain
The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.
England
In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.
Marseille, France
A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.
Cabrières-d'Avignon, France
A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Craswall, England
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
Celles, France
Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.
Beaune, France
These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.
Les Trois-Moutiers, France
A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.
Alcaria, Portugal
A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.
Portugal
An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.