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.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Linnaka, Estonia
Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Key Biscayne, Florida
It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Gerlach, Nevada
Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Lerwick, Scotland
The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Goseck, Germany
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Goslar, Germany
A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.