Jerash, Jordan
The Ruins of Jerash
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
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Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Bristol, England
A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
Donna Nook, England
The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.
Southend-on-Sea, England
This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."
Queens, New York
An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Leek, England
This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.
Skagaströnd, Iceland
This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.
Bronx, New York
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.