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Tatev, Armenia

Gavazan Column at Tatev Monastery

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Ani Djaferian Added by Ani Djaferian
Arinj, Armenia

Levon's Divine Underground

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.
Added by littleham
Shaki, Armenia

Shaki Waterfall

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
Added by armeniapedia
Khndzoresk, Armenia

Old Khndzoresk Cave Village

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.
Added by littleham
Lusarat, Armenia

Khor Virap Monastery

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.
Added by hoppdanson
Goght, Armenia

Geghard Monastery

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
serflac Added by serflac
Garni, Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
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Itter, Austria

Castle Itter

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
Added by Byrdmouse
Klagenfurt, Austria

Minimundus

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Vienna, Austria

Wehrmann in Eisen Nail Man

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Hinterbrühl, Austria

Seegrotte

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.
Added by Quisquilia
Tal, Austria

Green Lake

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Eggenburg, Austria

Eggenburg Charnel

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
atimian Added by atimian
Tarrenz, Austria

Starkenberger Beer Pools

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Vienna, Austria

Cemetery of the Nameless

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.
Added by Quisquilia
Salzburg, Austria

Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Quadlazer Added by Quadlazer
Wattens, Austria

Crystal Worlds

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Vienna, Austria

Wotruba Church

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Added by reptilebetty
Vienna, Austria

The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Vienna, Austria

Palmenhaus

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Abbey Perreault Added by Abbey Perreault
Vienna, Austria

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Vienna, Austria

Stephansdom Crypt

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Vienna, Austria

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Antarctica

Pegasus Wreck

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
Added by phflee