Whitby, England
Whitby Whale Bone Arch
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
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Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Scarborough, England
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Trieste, Italy
During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Melendugno, Italy
Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.