Chicxulub, Mexico
Chicxulub Crater
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
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Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Rybachiy, Russia
The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Pontiac, Michigan
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Bezidu Nou, Romania
This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Lido, Italy
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Venice, Italy
This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.
Vigevano, Italy
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.
Hull, England
This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.