Jackson, North Carolina
Jackson Grave Houses
A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.
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Jackson, North Carolina
A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.
Lanrivain, France
One of the last Breton ossuaries still preserving the bones of the dead.
Cirebon, Indonesia
This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.
Yarrangobilly, Australia
A naturally heated pool steaming in the wild heart of Kosciuszko National Park.
Santa Maria Maggiore, Italy
The only museum in Italy dedicated to this ancient profession.
Anderson, Indiana
Indiana’s largest prehistoric earthwork, aligned with the solstices.
Sapporo, Japan
This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.
London, England
Where the dead once lay, art now plays.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
When a mechanical flaw rewrote aviation rules.
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.
Tainan City, Taiwan
Enter this dragon-shaped temple to see animatronic scenes depicting heaven and hell.
Kutaisi, Georgia
A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.
Tunnel, Australia
This tunnel gave a name to a tiny community, but is now abandoned.
Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia
A seaside haven for 300 rescued cats.
Salem, Massachusetts
An inn older than the Witch Trials.
St Cleer, England
Where water once promised healing.
Redcar and Cleveland, England
A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.
Bratislava, Slovakia
An unconventional memorial to the women burned as witches in Bratislava.
Incline Village, Nevada
A granite primate with a view.
Scenic, South Dakota
The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.
Douglas, Wyoming
A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.
Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
Freemasonry’s universal creed etched in limestone.
The ship responsible for Antarctica’s largest oil spill still lies just below the surface.