Bucharest, Romania
Relics of Zlătari Church
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
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Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Bucharest, Romania
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Seville, Spain
This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
North Coogee, Australia
The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Yeal, Australia
The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.
Ohaupo, New Zealand
One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Waipoua Forest, New Zealand
Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.