Cologne, Germany
Shrine of the Three Kings
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
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Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
Portland, Oregon
Definitely not a clown bar.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Wilmington, North Carolina
For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Beaufort, North Carolina
Burial site more than 300 years old.
Denver, Colorado
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.