Les Escaldes, Andorra
The Andorran Model Museum
A museum of tiny buildings in the tiny country of Andorra.
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Les Escaldes, Andorra
A museum of tiny buildings in the tiny country of Andorra.
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.
Korčula, Croatia
When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Tekija, Serbia
A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.
Tartu, Estonia
The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.
Rome, Italy
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The Pope’s secret escape route.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Skulte, Latvia
A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.
Calascio, Italy
What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.
Jaca, Spain
This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.
Rome, Italy
Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
Rome, Italy
An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.
Llinars del Vallès, Spain
An ancient tower built during Roman times as a lookout post still stands to this day.
Rodellar, Spain
An arresting arch punched straight through a mountain provides one of the most scenic spots, and challenging climbs, on the planet.
Torà, Spain
This medieval fortification has weathered the centuries better than any other structure from its era.
Huesca, Spain
A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.
Castellcir, Spain
These striking ruins of a castle resemble a ship's stern.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Jaca, Spain
32,000 tiny soldiers are posed in 23 historical settings.