Mühltal, Germany
Castle Frankenstein
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
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Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Roscommon, Ireland
An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.
Inishmaan, Ireland
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Dublin, Ireland
Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.
Tulsk, Ireland
This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.
Cork, Ireland
This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Zagreb, Croatia
A house that transports visitors back to Yugoslavia.
Zagreb, Croatia
A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.
Zagreb, Croatia
An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.
Paris, France
Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.