Maidstone, England
Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
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Maidstone, England
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Little Chart, England
Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.
Ashford, England
A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.
Canterbury, England
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
Canterbury, England
This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.
Canterbury, England
A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.
Canterbury, England
This statue honors the groundbreaking writer for being the first female to support herself solely through her writing, as well as her time as a spy
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Canterbury, England
A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Kent, England
Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Montreal, Québec
Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.
Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Québec
An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.
Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec
This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.
Drummondville, Québec
This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.
Trois-Rivières, Québec
This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Québec
The falls were named for the mistaken idea that they were the ones pictured on the Canadian $5 bill.
Québec City, Québec
A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.
Québec City, Québec
A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.
Montreal, Québec
This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."
Montreal, Québec
The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.