Dublin, Ireland
National Leprechaun Museum
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
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Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Belpasso, Italy
Mount Etna
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Irbene, Latvia
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Riga, Latvia
The Three Brothers
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Riga, Latvia
Black Cat of Riga
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
Riga Central Market
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Frank Zappa Memorial
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
Hill of Crosses
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Bock Casemates
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Sûre Castle
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Wierschem, Germany
Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Berchtesgaden, Germany
The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
The Eagle's Nest
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Radio Tower
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Hotel Inntel Zaandam
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
Afsluitdijk
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
Laakdal, Belgium
Nike Laakdal Wind Park
Six turbines towering over a wide road for passersby.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Vladslo German Military Cemetery
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
