Pomuch, Mexico
Pomuch Cemetery
Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.
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Pomuch, Mexico
Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.
Deshnok, India
Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.
Barcelona, Spain
This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.
Rantepao, Indonesia
Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.
Koro, Mali
Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.
South Sikkim, India
Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Haut Saut d'Eau, Haiti
Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage.
Old Ziro, India
Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Beijing, China
A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.
Mutsu, Japan
This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Karatsu, Japan
The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Cocullo, Italy
Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Rayne, Louisiana
The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Staunton, Virginia
The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.
San Francisco, California
Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.