Basel, Switzerland
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The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.
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Basel, Switzerland
The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Basel, Switzerland
An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.
Thann, France
The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Orschwiller, France
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Ottrott, France
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Hinterweidenthal, Germany
It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
Blieskastel, Germany
After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Useldingen, Luxembourg
A 12th-century castle featuring a sensory path where partially-sighted visitors can experience regional history through touch and sound.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Greece
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Družiniće, Serbia
A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.
Hisardžik, Serbia
This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.
Mileševo, Serbia
After this medieval Serbian fresco was hidden for centuries, an image of it became one of the first to be sent into space.
Sopotnica, Serbia
This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.
Sóller, Spain
This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.
Campanet, Spain
This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.
Ibiza, Spain
Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
Madrid, Spain
Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.