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Prague, Czechia

Grotta

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Hřensko, Czechia

Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate)

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Brno, Czechia

Brno Ossuary

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Melnik, Czechia

Melník Chapel of Bones

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Added by CPilgrim
Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Added by luschippa
Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
michelle Added by michelle
Czechia

Sedlec Ossuary "Bone Church"

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Koroni, Greece

Xigia Sulphur Caves

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Lemnos, Greece

Volcanic Rocks of Lemnos

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.
Kristo Pantera Added by Kristo Pantera
Kato Kastania, Greece

Kastania Cave

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.
Added by Liza B
Greece

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
michelle Added by michelle
Blaubeuren, Germany

The Blautopf

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Ravty Added by Ravty
Tal, Austria

Green Lake

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

Polaria

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
pollardld Added by pollardld
Tønsvik, Norway

Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Experience

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.
Phineas Rueckert Added by Phineas Rueckert
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Added by nsmrekar
Komiža, Croatia

Blue Cave of Bisevo

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
michelle Added by michelle
Iceland

Grjótagjá

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Gerlach, Nevada

Fly Geyser

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Tre Added by Tre
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Added by TheJaice
Augsburg, Germany

Fuggerei

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Potsdam, Germany

Alexandrowka

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Erfurt, Germany

Krämerbrücke

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Berchtesgaden, Germany

The Eagle's Nest

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer