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Corridors filled with wine in the Golden Collection. (vonlohmann/Flickr)

Milestii Mici, Moldova

Mileștii Mici

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Paola, Malta

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Inside the Citadel

Victoria, Malta

The Old Prison

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

St Paul's Catacombs

Rabat, Malta

Maltese Catacomb Complexes

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Popeye Village

Mellieħa, Malta

Popeye Village

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

View from across Piazza San Marco.

Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

Pompeii, Italy

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Campo de Fiori

Rome, Italy

Campo de Fiori

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A staircase excavated from the tuff leads to a depth of 120 feet (40 meters).

Naples, Italy

Naples Underground

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice, Italy

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria

Venice, Italy

The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Pyramid of Cestius.

Rome, Italy

Pyramid of Cestius

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

Venice, Italy

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The Aventine Keyhole

Rome, Italy

The Aventine Keyhole

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Quartiere Coppedè

Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The entire ceiling

Rome, Italy

The Dome Illusion

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Puffins at Látrabjarg.

Iceland

Látrabjarg

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Into The Glacier

Húsafell, Iceland

Into The Glacier

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

Gullfoss

Iceland

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Puffins on Heimaey.

Heimaey, Iceland

World's Largest Puffin Colony

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Elf Houses

Reykjavik, Iceland

Álfaskólinn (Elf School)

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Vista over Goðafoss

Iceland

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Dettifoss waterfall.

Iceland

Dettifoss

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Hallgrimskirkja

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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