Hegra, Saudi Arabia
Qasr al-Farid
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
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Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Chiatura, Georgia
These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Offaly, Ireland
Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
Meath, Ireland
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Leixlip, Ireland
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Ottrott, France
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Mesopotamos, Greece
Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
Le Puy, France
A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A cableway for car transport.