Geneva, Switzerland
Statue of Frankenstein's Monster
One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.
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Geneva, Switzerland
One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Bollène, France
Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.
Pont-Saint-Esprit, France
A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Salses-le-Château, France
This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Ibros, Spain
Built thousands of years ago, this wall is still part of the urban layout of this village.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Los Santos de Maimona, Spain
A Spanish artist builds his own castle.
Coimbra, Portugal
Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Vienna, Austria
Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.
Vienna, Austria
This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Vienna, Austria
Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Kristiansand, Norway
The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.