London, England
Polly at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
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London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Čibukovac, Serbia
Three people can fit inside this little Serbian Orthodox church carved inside a 500-year-old oak tree.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
Markham, Ontario
This giant, unfinished suburban cathedral was meant to be the Canadian seat of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Moszna, Poland
Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history
Lezhë, Albania
The mausoleum of a national hero of Albania is placed in a former church and mosque
Skopje, North Macedonia
A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The only place to get cash in Antarctica.
Kramsach, Austria
Cemetery with no dead, but a collection of exceptionally irreverent funerary monuments, site of the World Peace Cross and the world's most monumental Danse Macabre
Puebla, Mexico
Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history
Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians
Berlin, Germany
An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.