Walsh Island, Ireland
Ringfort Relic
An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.
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Walsh Island, Ireland
An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.
Glencoe, Scotland
Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Mansfield, England
This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."
Nuremberg, Germany
During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.
Glasgow, Scotland
In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
Washington, D.C.
For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.
Lowell, Massachusetts
A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
Ravenna, Italy
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.
Mistley, England
This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
Lorton, Virginia
A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.
Talacre, Wales
This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.
Strasbourg, France
This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Teruel, Spain
These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."