Wallachia, Romania
Poenari Castle
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
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Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Albany, California
A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Plainfield, Wisconsin
Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.
Fouke, Arkansas
The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Matawan, New Jersey
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela
This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.