Achères-la-Forêt, France
Le Village d'Art Préludien
A village of art and exotic creations.
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Achères-la-Forêt, France
A village of art and exotic creations.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Thorée-les-Pins, France
One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
Cosswiller, France
One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.
Firminy, France
This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.
Delme, France
This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Belfort, France
A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Port-d'Envaux, France
A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
Pauc, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.
L'Aquila, Italy
This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
Italy
A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
Mantua, Italy
A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Cervara di Roma, Italy
The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Cassino, Italy
This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Chiavari, Italy
This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
Volterra, Italy
This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.