The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

An underground city of salt.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Venice's island of the dead.