Nairn, Scotland
Rait Castle
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
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Nairn, Scotland
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.
Concord, New Hampshire
This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
Los Angeles, California
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
York, Maine
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Providence, Rhode Island
A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.
Rennes-le-Château, France
The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Rennes-le-Château, France
French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
Los Angeles, California
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.
Los Angeles, California
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Blasdell, New York
More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.