Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.