Oswiecim, Poland
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
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Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Bogotá, Colombia
Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
East Lothian, Scotland
A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Candelo, Italy
A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Le Castella, Italy
This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Bar-le-Duc, France
Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Kansas City, Missouri
This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.
Jiuquan, China
Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.