The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

The oldest private art gallery in all of Hungary.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.