Hardingstone, England
Grave of the Unknown Man
In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
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Hardingstone, England
In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
Norwich, England
Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?
Oxford, New York
A small window was installed in this gravestone to honor a young boy's dying wish.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tragic mystery left this boy nameless for 65 years.
Taos, New Mexico
Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.
Kamakura, Japan
The legendary Japanese filmmaker’s tombstone is marked by a single letter meaning “nothing," and bottles of sake.
Hindhead, England
This curious gravestone tells the legend of an unknown mariner's grisly murder.
Katy, Texas
A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.
Malmö, Sweden
The very rock that killed the stonemason marks his grave.
Cat Tien, Vietnam
Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Pristina, Kosovo
The sculpture of a man sitting in the middle of the square holds great significance for the young nation of Kosovo.
Shimonoseki, Japan
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Platteville, Wisconsin
How a friendly mining-school rivalry, two adventurous students, and 400 tons of limestone created a Platteville landmark.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
It is the oldest remaining stairway William Penn created to give Philadelphia citizens access to the port area.
Ferrara, Italy
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
Socuéllamos, Spain
This La Mancha museum brings the region’s winemaking tradition to life
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.