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Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Ayia Thekla Church and Tomb

A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.
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Syracuse, Italy

Fonte Ciane

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.
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St Neot, England

Carnglaze Caverns

A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
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Ibiza, Spain

Cueva de Can Marçà

Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.
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Salem, Massachusetts

Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 
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Green Island, Taiwan

Youzihu

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.
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Enklinge, Åland Islands

Hermas Homestead Museum

This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
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Toronto, Ontario

The Wood Cake House

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.
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Paris, France

Maison de Victor Hugo

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.
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Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hotel Austria & Bosna

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Pustevny, Czechia

Libušín a Maměnka

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.
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Lido, Italy

Grande Albergo Ausonia & Hungaria

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Grímsnes og Grafningshreppur, Iceland

Sólheimar Ecovillage

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."
Added by heatherpb
Achnashellach, Scotland

The Teahouse Bothy

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.
Added by peterferretter
Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Lookout-Rubha Hunish

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.
Added by IndefiniteDetour
Berlin, Germany

Damaskus Konditorei

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell