Paisley, Scotland
'Alien' Gargoyle
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
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Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Paisley, Scotland
The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.
Bristol, England
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Saltergate, England
Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.
Los Angeles, California
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Worthington, England
This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.