London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
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London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Peru
These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.
Cedar, Michigan
The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.
Detroit, Michigan
This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.
Detroit, Michigan
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
Somerset Center, Michigan
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
Owosso, Michigan
The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.
East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
's-Graveland, Netherlands
The place where houses are born.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
San Francisco, California
In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
The remains of a chapel created for convenience.