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Skeleton.

Salisbury, England

The Skeletons of Stonehenge

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Mycenae

Argolis, Greece

Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Mohenjo-Daro

Moenjodaro, Pakistan

Mohenjo-Daro

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

Mercado de Brujas

Lima, Peru

Mercado de Brujas

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Ouija 7-Eleven

Baltimore, Maryland

Ouija 7-Eleven

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave

Baltimore, Maryland

Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Parsons (Right, foreground) and the Rocket Boys in 1936

Pasadena, California

The Parsonage

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

Nan Madol ruins

Nanwei, Micronesia

Nan Madol Ruins

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

Boston, Massachusetts

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

John Hay Library

Providence, Rhode Island

John Hay Library

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Grave marker of H.P. Lovecraft

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

H.P. Lovecraft's last residence

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft House

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Inside the laboratory

Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius

Òrrius, Spain

The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

The owl figure is found on north side of of Notre Dame de Dijon

Dijon, France

The Magic Owl of Dijon

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

The main reading room of the Athenaeum.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Athenaeum

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Original Edgar Cayce hospital.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

Scarecrow in Mayong

Mayang, India

Mayong - The Land of Black Magic

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

Saint Cyprian the Mage's arm in the  reliquary at Zlătari Church

Bucharest, Romania

Relics of Zlătari Church

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Church of Santa María Tonantzintla

San Andrés Cholula, Mexico

Church of Santa María Tonantzintla

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

The most famous mural in which an eagle battles a jaguar

Ixmiquilpan, Mexico

Murals at the Church of San Miguel Archangel

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

Museo Casa de León Trotsky

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Casa de León Trotsky

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

La Casa Azul

Mexico City, Mexico

La Casa Azul

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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