Łapalice, Poland
Łapalice Castle
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
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Łapalice, Poland
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Kartuzy, Poland
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.
Jaca, Spain
This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
You can still walk across this beautiful medieval bridge in Andorra.
La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
This parody of ecclesiastical cloisters features famous figures from the 20th century.
Creissels, France
The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
The world's most famous cheese caves.
Bruère-Allichamps, France
Designed to mark the geographical center of France.
Chevilly, France
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Louviers, France
A former milk-delivery driver and his wife turn their home into a glimmering mosaic.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Guise, France
This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.
Arc-et-Senans, France
The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
Les Rousses, Switzerland
Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.
Commugny, Switzerland
A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Geneva, Switzerland
An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Rochefort, Belgium
This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.