This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A museum dedicated to the classic Italian scooter in the heart of Serbia.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.