Glasgow, Scotland
Lady Well
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
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Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Sligo, Ireland
This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Oxford, England
The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.
Budapest, Hungary
On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Paris, France
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Moncton, New Brunswick
A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.