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Boston, Massachusetts
98 Prince Street
The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.
Boston, Massachusetts
Gruchy's Angels
Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.
Chicago, Illinois
Site of Eugene Sawyer's “Inauguration”
Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Sacco & Vanzetti Funeral
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
Los Angeles, California
The Museum of Death
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Brooklyn, New York
Greenpoint Terminal Market
Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.
San Gimignano, Italy
The Museum of Medieval Torture
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Paris, France
Musée de la Prefecture de Police
A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Territorial Prison
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Ottrott, France
Secret Passages of Mont Sainte-Odile
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Permanently Closed
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Prison Farm
The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.
Permanently Closed
Rome, Italy
The Criminology Museum
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
St. Augustine, Florida
Pirate & Treasure Museum
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Lopar, Croatia
Goli Otok
The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.
Bangkok, Thailand
Counterfeit Goods Museum
A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.
Solovetskiy, Russia
Solovki
Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.
Singapore
Haw Par Villa
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
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