Antarctica
The Bar at Vernadsky Research Base
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
Royston, England
Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Whittingham, England
This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.