Lisbon, Portugal
Preserved Head of Diogo Alves
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
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Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Pavia, Italy
What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Lafayette, Colorado
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Berlin, Germany
Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Palm Beach, Florida
Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Berlin, Germany
Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Beaucaire, France
A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.
Tokyo, Japan
A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.
Negril, Jamaica
You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.