Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Folklore Exhibit at the Sharjah Heritage Museum
Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.
Manchester, England
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Moulton, England
Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
London, England
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
Paris, France
Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Foss, England
The ruins of a 19th-century corn mill are haunted by a malevolent cave-dwelling spirit.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Scarborough, England
Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.
Gordes, France
This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.
Amberg, Germany
This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Alkmaar, Netherlands
A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.
Out Skerries, Scotland
A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.
Elgin, Scotland
Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.