Birmingham, England
Newman Brothers Coffin Works
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
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Birmingham, England
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
Birmingham, England
The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Penrith, England
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
Eamont Bridge, England
Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.
Cañon City, Colorado
The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.
Vernal, Utah
A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.
Royal, Nebraska
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Pueblo, Colorado
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.
Beechworth, Australia
This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.
Helsinki, Finland
Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
Yuma, Colorado
This Colorado gallery is primarily for cars, but its collection also includes quilts, pottery, and more.
Manchester, England
Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Bernards Township, New Jersey
An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.