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Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.