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The library lobby.

Vienna, Austria

Ă–sterreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant

Zwentendorf, Austria

Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant

Austria's very first and only nuclear power station was completed but never used.

Fairytale Grotto Line

Graz, Austria

Fairytale Grotto Line

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Gsellmann's Weltmaschine

Dienersdorf, Austria

Gsellmann's Weltmaschine

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Grotta Gigante

Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy

Grotta Gigante

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Balestrino Ghost Village

Balestrino, Italy

Balestrino Ghost Village

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Colonia Fara

Chiavari, Italy

Colonia Fara

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

Traboule de Lyon

Lyon, France

Traboules Secret Passages

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A close look at hanging suspension structure.

Chamonix, France

Vallée Blanche Aerial Tramway Support

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

CERN

Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

The Abandoned Village of Leri Cavour
Permanently Closed

Italy

The Abandoned Village of Leri Cavour

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

Cascate del Serio

Pianlivere, Italy

Cascate del Serio

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

Ninfeo di Villa Litta

Lainate, Italy

Ninfeo di Villa Litta

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

The old botany institute at the Botanical Garden of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa)

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Museum of Human Anatomy. (Creative Commons)

Pisa, Italy

Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

Inside the giant whale fountain (Flickr/Jorden rundt og hjem igen)

Collodi, Italy

Pinocchio Park

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Ponte della Maddalena

Borgo a Mozzano, Italy

Ponte della Maddalena

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Sala dei pavoni
Permanently Closed

Reggello, Italy

Sammezzano Castle

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Head of St. Catherine of Siena

Siena, Italy

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Towers of San Gimignano

San Gimignano, Italy

Towers of San Gimignano

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Stibbert Museum

Florence, Italy

Stibbert Museum

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

The Relic of St. Antoninus

Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Buontalenti Grotto. (61736507/Flickr)

Florence, Italy

Buontalenti Grotta

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

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