Alcantarilha, Portugal
Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
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Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Faro, Portugal
The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Brussels, Belgium
Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.
Brussels, Belgium
Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
This bike path traverses the treetops.
Genk, Belgium
This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Matera, Italy
An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Rustrel, France
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.