Alnwick, England
Alnwick Poison Garden
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Orchard Park, New York
Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
New York, New York
Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
Munich, Germany
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Wendover, Utah
Lucin
This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.
Auvers Village, France
Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan
Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.
Chiusdino, Italy
The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Los Angeles, California
Templo Santa Muerte
A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
Captain Cook Monument
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Grave of Elmer McCurdy
A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.
Hallstatt, Austria
Hallstatt Charnel House
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Los Angeles, California
Venice Beach Freakshow
The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.
