Wattens, Austria
Crystal Worlds
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Lisbon, Portugal
This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.