Puebla, Mexico
Museo Casa del Mendrugo
Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history
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Puebla, Mexico
Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Slovenia
Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
Laos
A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.
Phillack, England
St Pialas Well has a dark history, blurred by the passage of time and immortalised by a nearby pub.
Thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam
Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.
Xiangliab, Laos
Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Champasak, Laos
This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Huế, Vietnam
Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
Vinh An, Vietnam
A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.