Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.