Agadez, Niger
Grand Mosque of Agadez
The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
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Agadez, Niger
The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
Curtea de Argeș, Romania
According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.
Eureka, Nevada
A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.
Aarhus, Denmark
This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.
Seville, Spain
Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.
Hammam Lif, Tunisia
This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.
Pernik, Bulgaria
Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Pernik, Bulgaria
A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Karlukovo, Bulgaria
The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Tetovo, North Macedonia
Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.
Mavrovo, North Macedonia
Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.
Tokyo, Japan
Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
Valletta, Malta
After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.
Temple Ewell, England
Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Yachiyo, Japan
The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.
Eger, Hungary
See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.
Dover, New Hampshire
Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.