Xagħra, Malta
Ġgantija Temples
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
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Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Mġarr, Malta
At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Naples, Italy
Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Torre del Greco, Italy
The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.
Želízy, Czechia
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Barcelona, Spain
The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
Brussels, Belgium
Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.
Brussels, Belgium
A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.
Gubbio, Italy
The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Rudbaxton, Wales
Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
London, England
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
Otranto, Italy
A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Xalapa, Mexico
The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.
Mexico City, Mexico
Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.
Mexico City, Mexico
This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.