Montesquieu-Avantès, France
Tuc d'Audoubert
15,000 year old bison sculptures.
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Montesquieu-Avantès, France
15,000 year old bison sculptures.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Višňové, Slovakia
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.
Mesopotamos, Greece
Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
Porqueres, Spain
A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Greece
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
La Pera, Spain
Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...
Niš, Serbia
Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Bollène, France
Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.