Vienna, Austria
Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church)
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
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Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Vimmerby, Sweden
A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Ekerö, Sweden
18th century opera in its original splendor.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Visby, Sweden
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Tanumshede, Sweden
Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.
Sweden
Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Frangokastello, Greece
Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.
Lasithi, Greece
This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.
Lasithi, Greece
This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Moscow, Russia
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.