La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's Witch Market
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
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La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Wadebridge, England
This remote castle was built to be a wealthy businessman's palace of vice but is now simply a historic vacation cottage.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Kronshtadt, Russia
Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.