Oxford, England
The Painted Room Oxford
This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
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Oxford, England
This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Maglič, Serbia
The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.
Kansas City, Missouri
The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.
San Martín de Montalbán, Spain
This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Fort-de-France, Martinique
On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.
Ansignan, France
A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia
The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Kunštát, Czechia
An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.
Třeboň, Czechia
In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Bradwell-on-Sea, England
Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Klampenborg, Denmark
The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.