Venice, Italy
Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
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Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Great Leighs, England
Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
Grazie, Italy
In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.
Paestum, Italy
The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.
Bewdley, England
The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.
Conway, South Carolina
This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.
Mercogliano, Italy
During World War II, the Shroud of Turin was secreted to this remote southern Italian complex.
Rome, Italy
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."
Lafayette, Colorado
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
Hove, England
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
Carndonagh, Ireland
This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt
Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
Cori, Italy
The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.
Oak Park, Illinois
Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Amersfoort, Netherlands
The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.
Carlisle, England
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
San Jose, California
A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
St. Augustine, Florida
The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.