Dublin, Ireland
‘Why Go Bald’ Sign
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
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Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Lima, Peru
A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.
Puno, Peru
These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.
Lima, Peru
The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.
Lima, Peru
Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Istanbul, Turkey
Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.
Istanbul, Turkey
This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Wilmington, North Carolina
The only pachinko parlor in the United States.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Vienna, Austria
The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Maxton, North Carolina
This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Mortimer, North Carolina
A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.
Washington, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.
Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
Supply, North Carolina
Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.