Reading, Pennsylvania
The Reading Pagoda
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
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Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Providence, Rhode Island
This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.
Addison, Vermont
Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".
Albany, New York
The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Bologna, Italy
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Prague, Czechia
This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Prague, Czechia
According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
Manchester, England
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Glasgow, Scotland
The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."