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Italy

Carezza Rainbow Lake

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Added by diseasefire
Saturnia, Italy

Terme di Saturnia

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
serflac Added by serflac
Alghero, Italy

Neptune's Grotto

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
michelle Added by michelle
Palermo, Italy

Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Added by CPilgrim
Ercolano, Italy

Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Venice, Italy

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Added by jakes
Baia, Italy

The Sunken City of Baia

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
SkareMedia Added by SkareMedia
Rome, Italy

Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Dylan Added by Dylan
Grangewilliam, Ireland

Conolly's Folly

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Added by NathanRisinger
Rosscarbery, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Valerie Added by Valerie
Kilkenny, Ireland

Dunmore Cave

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Added by scotti16ape
Iceland

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
RHyzer Added by RHyzer
Hamragarðar, Iceland

Gljúfrabúi

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Added by ravi
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
Iceland

Hvítserkur

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Iceland

Svartifoss

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
thelittleowl Added by thelittleowl
Nuuk, Greenland

Santa’s Mailbox

Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Nafplio, Greece

Bourtzi

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.
leiris Added by leiris
Corfu, Greece

Perithia at Corfu

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.
Kristo Pantera Added by Kristo Pantera
Agion Oros, Greece

Mount Athos

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.
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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