Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.