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Memorial SA Prison Papestraße

Berlin, Germany

Memorial SA Prison Papestraße

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

Palais Gallien

Bordeaux, France

Palais Gallien

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

Nightcaps

Berlin, Germany

Nightcaps

A series of sculptures, “sitting” directly on top of Berlin's existing street lamps, addressing the overlooked topic of urban light pollution.

Al Sahaba Mosque

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Al Sahaba Mosque

A stunning fusion of Ottoman and Fatimid architectural styles.

Waldmops of Brandenburg

Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

Waldmops of Brandenburg

Pugs with antlers are found all over the city as a homage to one of its most famous cartoonists.

Hamburg's "green bunker" repurposes World War II weaponry.

Hamburg, Germany

Feldstraße Bunker

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

Front of the monument from the ground

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Niederwald Monument

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Memorial for Victims of the KZ-Außenlager Stoffeln

Dusseldorf, Germany

Memorial for Victims of the KZ-Außenlager Stoffeln

In the middle of a wonderful recreational park, this memorial reminds us of the dark past of this place.

Gildehaus Reformed Church. Tower at left.

Bad Bentheim, Germany

Gildehaus Reformed Church

A church with a detached tower, believed to have been cast aside by the devil himself.

Zwinger

Münster, Germany

Zwinger

A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.

Haunted Museum of Borås

Borås, Sweden

Haunted Museum of Borås

Sweden’s first haunted museum showcases cursed dolls, mirrors, and relics said to carry lingering spirits.

Roman villa of Echternach.

Echternach, Luxembourg

Roman villa of Echternach

The ruins of one of the most important Roman villas north of the Alps.

The Chapel of Our Lady of Virtu

Rabat, Malta

Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

Bingemma troglodyte settlement.

Mġarr, Malta

Binġemma Troglodyte Settlement

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

The catacombs.

Mosta, Malta

Ta’ Bistra Catacombs

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

Entrance to the Lascaris War Rooms, St. James Ditch in Valletta, Malta

Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Popeye Village

Mellieħa, Malta

Popeye Village

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

The remains of the Sebaldushof

Treuenbrietzen, Germany

Former Sebaldushof Factory

A preserved Nazi munitions factory hidden in the forest, now a quiet memorial to those who once labored and suffered there.

Opuntia pads growing cochineal.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla

Here you can learn about an insect that was called "cactus blood," which trade turned immensely valuable as "red gold".

Keep Mingo Alive Another 25 Years!

Colby, Kansas

Mingo GC30

This hidden treasure is the world’s oldest active geocache.

The museum contains a small fleet of retired buses.

Swansea, Wales

Swansea Bus Museum

A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.

The museum, designed to look like a manuscript.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Etihad Museum

This museum shaped like a manuscript tells how the seven kingdoms combined to form a single desert nation.

The Cemetery's Entry Gate

Berlin, Germany

The Suicide Cemetery

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

Overall view of Bains Dunkerquois

Dunkerque, France

Bains Dunkerquois

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.

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