Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Museum Obscurum
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
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Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Oxford, England
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Oxford, England
Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.
Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Foss, England
The ruins of a 19th-century corn mill are haunted by a malevolent cave-dwelling spirit.
Stockport, England
This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.
Sheffield, England
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
Barnburgh, England
Mysterious stone faces line a hidden path great for seeing wildflowers, bird watching, and rock climbing.
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
York, England
When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
Barmby Moor, England
This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.
Knaresborough, England
Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.