Paris, France
Statue of Death of the University of Medicine
Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
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Paris, France
Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Virginia City, Montana
An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Sacramento, California
The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.
Vilaplana, Spain
Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.
Rothesay, Scotland
A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.
Mogoșoaia, Romania
17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.
Ottawa, Ontario
This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Hull, Massachusetts
The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
London, England
A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
London, England
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Istanbul, Turkey
Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.