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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
Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Uprising Monument

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Wrocław, Poland

Wroclaw Dwarves

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
SamM Added by SamM
Krakow, Poland

Wawel Dragon's Den

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Added by alimawanderlust83
Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Added by Anglophilia
Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.
michelle Added by michelle
Essaouira, Morocco

Tide Pools of Essaouira

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Tamri, Morocco

The Tree Goats of Morocco

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Pointe du Hoc

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
MysticalEric Added by MysticalEric
Arromanches-les-Bains, France

Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Creissels, France

Millau Viaduct

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
mratomic Added by mratomic
Rennes-le-Château, France

Rennes-Le-Château

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
serflac Added by serflac
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France

Odeillo Solar Furnace

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Collioure, France

Notre-Dame-des-Anges

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.
Allison Added by Allison
Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Added by IanWhalen
Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
michelle Added by michelle
Finike, Cyprus

Foinikas

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.
petrosmonogios Added by petrosmonogios
Paphos, Cyprus

Tombs of the Kings

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Akrotiri, Cyprus

Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Ypres, Belgium

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Added by Sylvester
Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Dylan Added by Dylan
St Mary, Jersey

Devil's Hole

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.
TheWickerWoman Added by TheWickerWoman