Oppenau, Germany
Kloster Allerheiligen
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
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Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Sasbachwalden, Germany
You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.
Haigerloch, Germany
The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.
Bad Wildbad, Germany
A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.
Bessans, France
From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.
Orvieto, Italy
Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.
Rome, Italy
Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.
Marmore, Italy
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
Cottanello, Italy
When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.
Piediluco, Italy
The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy
This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.
Thorée-les-Pins, France
One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
Pernik, Bulgaria
A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.
Salzburg, Austria
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
Betanzos, Spain
The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.
Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Letanovce, Slovakia
The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Szentendre, Hungary
Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.
Seyé Municipality, Mexico
A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.