Pernik, Bulgaria
Underground Mining Museum
One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
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Pernik, Bulgaria
One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
Slavinja, Serbia
The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Băile Herculane, Romania
An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.
Boljetin, Serbia
Stone age urban planning.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Municipiul Sebeș, Romania
Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Jessieville, Arkansas
Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.
Potsdam, Germany
A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?
London, England
A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
São Miguel, Portugal
When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
London, England
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
London, England
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
London, England
A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.