Couvin, Belgium
Hitler's Bunker in Bruly-de-Pesche
This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
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Couvin, Belgium
This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
Selçuk, Turkey
Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.
Turkey
These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.
Bodrum, Turkey
This ancient tomb was discovered during the construction of a Turkish supermarket and was preserved.
Niedzica-Zamek, Poland
This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Krakow, Poland
Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.
Câmpina, Romania
This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.
Bucharest, Romania
This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Genoa, Italy
This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.
Rome, Italy
A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.