London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
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London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Washington, D.C.
The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
West Hollywood, California
Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.
Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand
During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.