Budapest, Hungary
The Citadella
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
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Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Fiorano modenese, Italy
Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Liepāja, Latvia
These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Oppède, France
These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Stockholm, Sweden
The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.
Uppsala, Sweden
Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Višňové, Slovakia
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Sochaczew, Poland
This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of Poland rebuilding itself from the inside-out.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.