Sheffield, England
The Old Queens Head
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
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Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Dipkarpaz, Cyprus
The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
Binche, Belgium
The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Shimanto-chō, Japan
A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.
Airdrie, Scotland
A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.