Oxford, England
The Painted Room Oxford
This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
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Oxford, England
This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Il-Gżira, Malta
The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Rabat, Malta
Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.
Birgu, Malta
This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Ulugnor District, Uzbekistan
One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.
Nukus, Uzbekistan
The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.
Gotham, England
The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.
Cheltenham, England
Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.
Lichfield, England
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Paris, France
One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Kokand, Uzbekistan
Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.
Beruni, Uzbekistan
These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.
Kantubek, Uzbekistan
Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.
Xiva, Uzbekistan
Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.