Barcelona, Spain
Labyrinth Park of Horta
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
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Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
New York, New York
New York's oldest magic store.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.