La Teste-de-Buch, France
La Dune du Pilat
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
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La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Kaunas, Lithuania
This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.
Žagarė, Lithuania
What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Barcelona, Spain
GaudÃ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni GaudÃ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Liepupes pagasts, Latvia
This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia
A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Daugavpils, Latvia
This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.