Liège, Belgium
Collégiale Sainte-Croix de Liège
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
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Liège, Belgium
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Bucharest, Romania
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Viscri, Romania
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Densuș, Romania
One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?