Valletta, Malta
St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
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Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Fortescue, Australia
Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Paris, France
A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
Tenterfield, Australia
Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
Hobart, Australia
This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.
Holbrook, Australia
The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.
Kilcoy, Australia
This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.
Bardon, Australia
This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.
La Perouse, Australia
Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Sydney, Australia
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Sydney, Australia
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.