Garenin, Scotland
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
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Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Consonno, Italy
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Como, Italy
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Budapest, Hungary
A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Lucca, Italy
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The Pope’s secret escape route.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.