London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Pont-en-Royans, France
These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.
Montpellier, France
This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.
Pont-Saint-Esprit, France
A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?
Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.