Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Trethevy, England
These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.
Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Glasgow, Scotland
A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.
Whitchurch, England
The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Stirling, Scotland
A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.
London, England
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
Glasgow, Scotland
The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.
Albury, England
This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.
London, England
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Newton Abbot, England
This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.