Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Guislain Museum
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
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Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
LaPlace, Louisiana
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
Laurel, Maryland
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.
Kalavryta, Greece
A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.
Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Mansfield, England
This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
Hanover, Germany
The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."
Yeadon, Pennsylvania
America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Bahamas
Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.
Everett, Washington
This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Los Angeles, California
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Mungasdale, Scotland
Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
Santiago, Chile
A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.