Alnwick, England
Alnwick Poison Garden
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
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Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Cricket Saint Thomas, England
The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Lyme Regis, England
A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Piusa, Estonia
Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Lexington, Kentucky
Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.