Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Plompe Toren
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
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Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
France
Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
Lynn, Massachusetts
At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
Yeadon, Pennsylvania
America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Pont-Saint-Esprit, France
A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Waidhofen, Germany
A small concrete monument remembers a German cold case involving incest, farm tools, and psychics.
Pachena Beach, British Columbia
The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.