Rome, Italy
The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
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Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Prague, Czechia
A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.
Žibřidice, Czechia
Abandoned substation turned village treasure.
Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia
The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.
Kunštát, Czechia
An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia
The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Vienna, Austria
The first modernist church in Europe.
Vienna, Austria
This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Salzburg, Austria
The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.
Lyon, France
The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
Huge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public space.