London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
New York, New York
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
Brookline, Massachusetts
This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.
Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Skellefteå, Sweden
This little gallery is devoted to one small town's passion for a very special cheese.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Kazan, Russia
This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Winchester, Virginia
The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
San Kamphaeng, Thailand
Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.
Hinatuan, Philippines
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
Sasebo, Japan
Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Mahabalipuram, India
Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Paris, France
An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.
Playa Blanca, Spain
A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.
Istanbul, Turkey
No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.