York, England
The York Ghost Merchants
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
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York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni GaudÃ, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Barcelona, Spain
GaudÃ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Stoke Heath, England
A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
Rashwood, England
A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Berlin, Germany
These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Iceland
The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.