Prague, Czechia
Nuclear Bunker Museum
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
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Ligatne, Latvia
Ligatne Secret Soviet Bunker
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Monte Nuovo
Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.
Baia, Italy
The Sunken City of Baia
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Phlegraean Fields
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Capri, Italy
Villa Jovis
The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.
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Naples, Italy
Fontanelle Cemetery Caves
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Naples, Italy
Catacombs of San Gennaro
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Naples, Italy
Funicolare Centrale
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Naples, Italy
The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Naples, Italy
Gabinetto Segreto
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Ercolano, Italy
Osservatorio Vesuviano (Vesuvius Observatory)
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
Minori, Italy
Villa Romana e Antiquarium
A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.
Sorrento, Italy
Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Permanently Closed
Commugny, Switzerland
Site of "The Absinthe Murders"
A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.
Greece
Sami
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Bangkok, Thailand
Siriraj Medical Museum
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Chevilly, France
Aérotrain d'Orléans Test Track
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Nibe, Denmark
The Troll Church
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
New Haven, Connecticut
The Cushing Center
An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.
Laußig, Germany
Secret Military Bunker Kossa
This East German military command bunker was ready for World War III.
Grenada
Cold War Relics at Pearls Airport
Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.
