Penzance, England
Mên-an-Tol (Circle Stone)
A circle stone within a stone circle.
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Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Venice, Italy
Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.
Venice, Italy
An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.
Venice, Italy
The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Salzburg, Austria
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
Salzburg, Austria
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Salzburg, Austria
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
San Giovanni di Duino, Italy
Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Bovec, Slovenia
A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.