Lome, Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
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Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Mayang, India
The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Dion, Greece
This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Canela, Brazil
This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.
Chaves, Brazil
Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.
Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Irbeysky District, Russia
A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
Auvers Village, France
Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.