Akrotiri, Cyprus
Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
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Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Agios Tychon, Cyprus
Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Marbach, Austria
The site of Austria's biggest concentration camp now honors its victims.
Eisenberg an der Raab, Austria
Cross mysteriously appeared for 36 years.
Aschau im Burgenland, Austria
One man's little-known private clock museum hides inside a historic farmhouse, set amidst the Austrian countryside.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.
Bärnbach, Austria
Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.
Langseitenrotte, Austria
Narrow-gauge railway with its own personal power grid.
Kremsmünster, Austria
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.
Alland, Austria
Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.
Salzburg, Austria
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
Innsbruck, Austria
Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.
Salzburg, Austria
The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Innsbruck, Austria
This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...
Ober Neustift, Austria
A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.
Höhe, Austria
This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Vienna, Austria
This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.