Kouklia, Cyprus
Aphrodite's Rock
This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
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Kouklia, Cyprus
This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
Vienna, Austria
A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.
Vienna, Austria
A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.
Vienna, Austria
This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Vienna, Austria
Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.
Vienna, Austria
Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.
Vienna, Austria
One of the most notable figures in the Wurstelprater’s history is often assumed to be a fictional character.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Warsaw, Poland
Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.
Warsaw, Poland
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Warsaw, Poland
These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.
Nida, Lithuania
An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.
Catania, Italy
A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
Stirling, Scotland
These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.
Rozendaal, Netherlands
A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.