Grimsby, England
Grimsby Imp
A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
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Grimsby, England
A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
Atlanta, Georgia
This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.
Cessford, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
London, England
This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Wareham, England
Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."
Edison, New Jersey
In a New Jersey cemetery, the final resting place of two brothers who fell victim to a deadly mushroom.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Washington, D.C.
Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.
Decatur, Georgia
On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Atlanta, Georgia
The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.
Odiham, England
According to the Soldiers Account Book, the village of Odiham is home to Thomas Atkins, whose name became shorthand for all British soldiers.
Deloraine, Australia
A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.
Saint Thomas, Ontario
The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".
Stratford, Ontario
This 12-seat movie theater is the smallest in the world.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Norwich, England
One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.