Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Teufelskanzel & Hexenaltar
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
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Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Beaucaire, France
A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.
Havana, Cuba
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
Beaucaire, France
This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.
Marseille, France
What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Gémenos, France
A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.
Roquevaire, France
Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.
Lacoste, France
The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
Apt, France
One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.
Rustrel, France
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.
Ostend, Belgium
The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Binche, Belgium
The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.