A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

The centuries-old crosses "growing" in the cemetery are steeped in local lore and are believed to have healing powers.

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

Home of controversial poet priest who penned the words for the Austrian national anthem used in the 1930s.

Cross mysteriously appeared for 36 years.

One man's little-known private clock museum hides inside a historic farmhouse, set amidst the Austrian countryside.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, standing at this site just outside Vienna, Austria, the sky would have been found beneath your feet.

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

A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.