London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
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This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Dublin, Ireland
This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Dublin, Ireland
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.
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The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
London, England
This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
London, England
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
London, England
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.
London, England
A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.