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.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Mondsee, Austria
This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Darmstadt, Germany
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
Munich, Germany
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
Frankfurt, Germany
Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Brooklyn, New York
Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.