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A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The remains of a 13th-century Romanesque church lie abandoned on a hillside.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.