Alcantarilha, Portugal
Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
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Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.
Banyeres de Mariola, Spain
An archaeological museum squeezed into a narrow 15th-century gate tower accessed only by a spiral staircase.
Joensuu, Finland
One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.
Oxford, England
The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
Laze v Tuhinju, Slovenia
A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.
London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
San Francisco, California
A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Gumeracha, Australia
You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Cheshire, Connecticut
A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.
Mexico
The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.
Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador
This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.
Volgograd, Russia
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Crucecita, Mexico
An eclectic blend of esoteric imagery covers its interior.
Dundee, Scotland
People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Dundee, Scotland
A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
Folkestone, England
A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.
Mexico City, Mexico
These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.