Bern, Switzerland
The Child Eater of Bern
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
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Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Shelburne, Vermont
A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Danville, Vermont
Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.
Richmond, Vermont
This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Paris, France
Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Coussac-Bonneval, France
Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.
Paris, France
Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Saint-Denis, France
The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Toulouse, France
There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Vernon, France
A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.
Saint-Ouen, France
An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.
Paris, France
A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.