London, England
Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
London, England
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa
Sculpture park built by a 50-year-old widow.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Johannesburg, South Africa
A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.