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Pianlivere, Italy

Cascate del Serio

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, France

Carbonniere Tower

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.
Added by YVR cockroach
Les Sables-d'Olonne, France

L'île Penotte Seashell Art

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.
Sablais Added by Sablais
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Futuroscope

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Rouen, France

Musée Le Secq des Tournelles

A French museum of wrought iron.
Americanaux Added by Americanaux
Cosswiller, France

Heliodome

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.
serflac Added by serflac
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia

Church of Andrew the Apostle

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Added by tinarileyy
Kronshtadt, Russia

Fort Zverev

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Moscow, Russia

Izmailovo Kremlin

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
LaurynSmith11 Added by LaurynSmith11
Oymyakonsky District, Russia

Oymyakon

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Mirny, Russia

Mir Diamond Mine

The world's second-largest excavated hole.
Josh Added by Josh
Shchyolkovo, Russia

Star City

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Dargavs, Russia

Dargavs Village

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Added by ekoptev
Moscow, Russia

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Added by aelandry
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Zoological Museum

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.
michelle Added by michelle
Sinaia, Romania

Peleș Castle

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Added by tundeolah57
Constanța, Romania

Constanța Casino

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
sporked Added by sporked
Snagov Island, Romania

Snagov Monastery

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
NMaF Added by NMaF
Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
SamM Added by SamM
Wallachia, Romania

Poenari Castle

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
serflac Added by serflac
Săpânța, Romania

The Merry Cemetery

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Turda, Romania

Salina Turda

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Added by oliviasorlescu
Caraș-Severin, Romania

Bigar Waterfall

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
teeacristea Added by teeacristea