Athens, Greece
The Athens Polytechnic Monument
A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.
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Athens, Greece
A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.
Siena, Italy
Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.
Dresden, Germany
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Wiesloch, Germany
This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.
Sulzbach, Germany
Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Latvia
Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.
Heeswijk Dinther, Netherlands
A rare double mill nestled along the banks of the Aa river.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.
Oteshevo, North Macedonia
It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Rsovci, Serbia
This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.
Sopotnica, Serbia
This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.