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An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

A safe sanctuary for rescued shelter cats with an imaginative, glitter-infused experience

The four landings commemorate a royal visit to Europe's biggest observatory.

This replica of Columbus's famous ship houses the history of La Palma's maritime importance during the Age of Exploration.

A stunning church overlooking the water that you will have all to yourself.

When the wood used in the town's alebrijes crafts started to threaten the copal tree's sustainability, this reserve was set up in response.

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

Beautiful Romanesque arches in a recently rediscovered century old underground reservoir.

Spectacular secluded inlet with clear waters flanked by limestone cliffs.

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.

One Maltese man’s hobby became an extensive collection of restored automobiles, motoring paraphernalia, and antiques.

These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.