An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.