On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.