San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
Ossario di San Martino
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
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San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Stockholm, Sweden
The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.
Stockholm, Sweden
This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.
Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Budapest, Hungary
A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.
Budapest, Hungary
A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Payson, Arizona
A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.