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The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway
From an inn with secret cellars to a clown motel next to a graveyard, these 12 hotels don’t just have history — they have houseguests who never checked out.
scary stories
From an inn with secret cellars to a clown motel next to a graveyard, these 12 hotels don’t just have history — they have houseguests who never checked out.
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Why St. John’s Church is a must‑see for art lovers and history seekers alike.
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Valentine Roadside Crossroads
ghost ships
With haunted mansions, churches, hotels, and parking lots, this small port town on the Mississippi River has become a pilgrimage site for fans of all things paranormal.
lovecraft
Tour the real-world locations that gave iconic horror books their nightmares.
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Quintanar de la Orden’s fifth-place finish in the 2025 Street Art Cities Awards is an unexpected achievement for a small town in the heart of La Mancha
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A mysterious creature, an abandoned munitions site, and a deadly bridge collapse intertwine in the folklore of Point Pleasant.
winter
People gather every winter at this Maine museum to take part in the age-old process of harvesting ice from a frozen pond.
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Hermited so hard everyone showed up. I'd be PISSED.
gastro guides
Soup is a universal comfort food—here are 12 of the best places on Earth to have a bowl.
monster mythology
Museums for Bigfoot, Mothman, and the Skunk Ape. Where to go, what you'll see, hours and admission—plus the legends behind America's favorite cryptids.
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Days spent at the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex.
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and the Rise of Music Tourism
vistas
Pitch your tent off the beaten path.
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My first (and potentially last) trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences
trips
Why stay at any old hotel when you could stay here?
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Chasing the goddess of love across three Cypriot sites, from her mythical birthplace to the black stone that once stood in for her body