Vienna, Austria
Museum of Contraception and Abortion
This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.
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Vienna, Austria
This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Heidelberg, Germany
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Amman, Jordan
The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.
Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.