Grindavík, Iceland
Blue Lagoon
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
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Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Lellingen, Luxembourg
For a few short weeks in spring, this hiking path becomes a daffodil paradise.
Echternach, Luxembourg
In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
L'Alt Empordà, Spain
At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.
Rennes-le-Château, France
The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.
Rennes-le-Château, France
French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
Nébias, France
Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Brión, Spain
The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Antwerp, Belgium
To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
Antwerp, Belgium
Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.