Stelvio, Italy
Stelvio Pass
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
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Stelvio, Italy
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Minerve, France
A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.
Saint-Bernard, France
This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Stockton, Australia
A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.
Rossville, Australia
Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.
Melbourne, Australia
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
La Perouse, Australia
Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.
Black Rock, Australia
Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.
Rookwood, Australia
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australia
The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Brisbane, Australia
Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Brisbane, Australia
A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.