New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Ipswich, England
A bronze and stone statue made to recognize the life and career of a Russian aristocrat turned English rugby player.
Hamble-le-Rice, England
A ferry has operated across the River Hamble for around 500 years, but its distinctive bubblegum pink is a more recent addition.
Salisbury, England
A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.
Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Lyndhurst, England
According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.
Lyndhurst, England
The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'
Lahti, Finland
Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.
Eamont Bridge, England
An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
Thiais, France
The formerly unmarked grave of the noted Black American painter, who was a friend to James Baldwin.
Minamiuonuma, Japan
Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Rookhope, England
Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.
Greenland
This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.
Allendale Town, England
Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.
Banyeres de Mariola, Spain
An archaeological museum squeezed into a narrow 15th-century gate tower accessed only by a spiral staircase.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.
Maybole, Scotland
An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.
Lima, Peru
Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.