Valletta, Malta
St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
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Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Valletta, Malta
After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.
Rapa, Poland
A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Glastonbury, England
The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Los Angeles, California
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Jacksonville, Florida
This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.
Cimarron, New Mexico
A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.
New Port Richey, Florida
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Easton, Massachusetts
A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.
Zacatecas, Mexico
Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.
Zacatecas, Mexico
The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."