The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

An underground city of salt.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.