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Mudlark Oddities
A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.
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Seattle, Washington
A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
A subterranean display of public art and architecture.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Munich, Germany
One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Tallinn, Estonia
This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Bruges, Belgium
A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
Antwerp, Belgium
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The overgrown ruins of this once majestic castle sit forlornly in the Scottish countryside.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Stokkseyri, Iceland
Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.
Zagreb, Croatia
A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.