Lisbon, Portugal
Cinemateca Portuguesa
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
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Lisbon, Portugal
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Pulpí, Spain
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
Berlin, Germany
Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
London, England
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.