Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Phallological Museum
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Chester, England
A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
South Hadley, Massachusetts
One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
London, England
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Peabody, Massachusetts
Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.
Medford, Massachusetts
Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.