Istanbul, Turkey
Tombs of the Sultans
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Places I've been
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Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Manchester, Maine
A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
Providence, Rhode Island
This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Norway, Maine
This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.
Brunswick, Maine
This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.