Malmesbury, England
King Aethelstan's Tomb
The last known resting place of the king who united England.
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Malmesbury, England
The last known resting place of the king who united England.
Milbourne, England
A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Danbury, Connecticut
A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
Cassiglio, Italy
This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Averara, Italy
This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.
Grafton, Vermont
Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.
Queens, New York
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
Queens, New York
Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks.
New York, New York
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
New York, New York
Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.
New York, New York
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
Brooklyn, New York
The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.