Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
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Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Namibia/South Africa
A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Hettingen, Germany
Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.
Bamberg, Germany
A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Berlin, Germany
Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.
Berlin, Germany
A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Pisa, Italy
The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Leiden, Netherlands
A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
London, England
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
Budapest, Hungary
The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Ars-en-Ré, France
For those late-night mollusk cravings.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.