Barcelona, Spain
'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
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Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Kassel, Germany
A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.
Savannah, Georgia
The childhood home of the award-winning novelist and short story writer.
Surfers Paradise, Australia
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This modern work of art was a refreshing addition to one of the oldest theatres in the city.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.
Chadron, Nebraska
A fur trade museum in western Nebraska stands on the reconstructed footprint of a 19th-century trading post.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
Durham, New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire holds the documentation and artifacts of local alien abductees.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Stockholm, Sweden
One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.