Whitby, England
Whitby Whale Bone Arch
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
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Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Fulbeck, England
This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.
Musanze, Rwanda
Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.
Rwanda
This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.
Puerto Inca, Peru
This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Underhill, Vermont
This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Xilitla, Mexico
This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.
Vaiaku, Tuvalu
With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Middlebury, Vermont
The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.