London, England
Memento Mori Pendant
The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.
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London, England
The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Wuxi Shi, China
A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.
Nasu, Japan
Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Faroe Islands
The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Mt Nebo, West Virginia
A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Cork, Ireland
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Liverpool, England
The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.
Liverpool, England
Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
Hillsboro, West Virginia
The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Dunmore, West Virginia
This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.