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Garni, Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
michelle Added by michelle
Goght, Armenia

Geghard Monastery

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
serflac Added by serflac
Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Athens, Greece

The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Added by Sam Teicher
Athens, Greece

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Athens, Greece

Syntagma Square Metro Station

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Istanbul, Turkey

Panorama 1453 Museum

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.
serflac Added by serflac
Istanbul, Turkey

Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Istanbul, Turkey

Piri Reis Map at Topkapi Palace

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Budapest, Hungary

Memento Park

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Added by dgreno
Juodkrantė, Lithuania

Hill of Witches

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
serflac Added by serflac
Riga, Latvia

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania

Hill of Crosses

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
ronin Added by ronin
Riga, Latvia

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Berlin, Germany

Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Berlin, Germany

Pergamon Museum

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Added by Koeln
Maastricht, Netherlands

St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
serflac Added by serflac
Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Brussels, Belgium

The Musical Instrument Museum

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Added by Raphi Gottesman
Zaandam, Netherlands

Hotel Inntel Zaandam

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
serflac Added by serflac
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Torture Museum

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
michelle Added by michelle