London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Jerusalem, Israel
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.