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An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

The artwork is tucked within a cave on a tiny Scottish island only accessible at low tide.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.