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Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.