Chandler, Arizona
Terror Trader
Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
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Chandler, Arizona
Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
Branchport, New York
Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.
Taft, California
Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.
Manila, Philippines
Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.
North Andover, Massachusetts
The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.
Strathkinness, Scotland
The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.
Malacca, Malaysia
Initially built for a Chinese princess and sultana, this well was used to secretly assassinate some 200 Portuguese colonizers.
Pune, India
A 19th-century mansion with a Gothic entrance in the center of Pune.
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico
A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.
Antrim, Northern Ireland
This garden has existed for more than three centuries.
Prague, Czechia
The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.
Salt Lake City, Utah
In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.
Madrid, Spain
Built to celebrate the glory of a new queen, this forgotten monument has moved around Madrid three times, reflecting 200 years of political whims and city redevelopment.
Bacalar, Mexico
This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.
Tustin, California
A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.
Daugavpils, Latvia
This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.
Latvia
Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.
Višķi, Latvia
How this choice of tombstone came to be is still a mystery.
Ķeipene, Latvia
A unique museum dedicated to the famed Soviet director and other cinema greats.
Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).