Bournemouth, England
Mary Shelley's Grave
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Bournemouth, England
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Cupar, Scotland
Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.
Bruges, Belgium
The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
Dénezé-sous-Doué, France
Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.
London, England
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Nottingham, England
The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
London, England
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Annapolis, Maryland
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Rome, Italy
Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.
Tokyo, Japan
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Wilmington, Delaware
An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.
Rayleigh, England
This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Ashland, Massachusetts
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.