Buffalo, New York
William McKinley Assassination Plaque
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
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Buffalo, New York
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
Buffalo, New York
This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Chester, England
A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.