Eggenburg, Austria
Eggenburg Charnel
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
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Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.
Ouidah, Benin
Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Meknes, Morocco
Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.
Tarabulus, Libya
This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.
Gadamis, Libya
A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
Al-Khums, Libya
Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.
Adelaide, Australia
Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Aigues-Mortes, France
This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.
Bielefeld, Germany
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Aughton, England
The town of Argleton has a postal code and appears on maps and even real estate listings, yet it does not exist.
La Pera, Spain
Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Koror, Palau
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.