Ripon, England
Fountains Abbey
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
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Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.