New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
London, England
This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.
Southwell, England
A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Iceland
Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.
Los Angeles, California
A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Maltby, England
Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Madrid, Spain
Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Jordan, Minnesota
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
London, England
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.