Chicago, Illinois
Medieval Torture Museum
The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.
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Chicago, Illinois
The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Malta
This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.
Peoria, Illinois
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Seattle, Washington
Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.
Seattle, Washington
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Guatemala
One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."
Edinburgh, Scotland
Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
New Delhi, India
The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Navajo Mountain, Utah
This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.