Cameron, West Virginia
Archive of the Afterlife
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
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Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Imatra, Finland
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Colunga, Spain
A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.
Ribadesella, Spain
A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Llanes, Spain
Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.
Pimiango, Spain
These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.
Vegacervera, Spain
The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.
Astorga, Spain
An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.
Zamora, Spain
Maybe the most iconic character in the Easter (Holy Week) processions in Zamora.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Pinofranqueado, Spain
Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.
Cáceres, Spain
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Portugal
For more than two centuries, the canopy of this venerable tree has been a haven for songbirds and lovers.
Pavia, Portugal
Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.
Santiago do Escoural, Portugal
A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Barão de São João, Portugal
On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.
Cádiz, Spain
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.