Costa Rica
Diquís Spheres
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
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Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Stockholm, Sweden
Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.
Stockholm, Sweden
The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.
Stockholm, Sweden
The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Toronto, Ontario
This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Toronto, Ontario
A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Pierre Part, Louisiana
This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.
Edgard, Louisiana
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Mandeville, Louisiana
This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.