Kutna Hora, Czechia
Sedlec Ossuary ‘Bone Church’
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
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Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Chicago, Illinois
A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Krakow, Poland
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
Krakow, Poland
A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Split, Croatia
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Chicago, Illinois
A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.
Chicago, Illinois
Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.