Salisbury, England
Mummified Hand at the Haunch of Venison
The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.
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Salisbury, England
The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.
Toledo, Spain
An homage to the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France.
Riga, Latvia
A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Cupar, Scotland
Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.
Culross, Scotland
The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.
Shirley, Massachusetts
The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.
Birmingham, England
The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Nuremberg, Germany
A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A spring purported to have healing properties lies just outside Scotland's capital.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Salisbury, England
This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.
Edinburgh, Scotland
In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.
Bristol, England
Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.
Bristol, England
A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.
Boring, Oregon
Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.
Dorset, England
An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.
Plymouth, England
After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ancient relic in Edinburgh that is around 4,000 years old.