Milan, Italy
'Saint Bartholomew Flayed'
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
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Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Lindsborg, Kansas
This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
This castle once belonged to one of the most prominent families of medieval Carrickfergus.
Decatur, Georgia
This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.
Underhill, Vermont
This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.
Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Lyndhurst, England
The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Brixworth, England
This church is considered the largest and most complete Saxon church in England.
Doagh, Northern Ireland
This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.