Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Moravian Book Shop
One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
Madrid, Spain
A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.
Boulder City, Nevada
A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.
Bournemouth, England
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
Alexandria, Virginia
This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Blois, France
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Saint-Cannat, France
An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Hinesville, Georgia
Constructed in 1892, this Hinesville jail is now an art gallery.
Abbey St Bathans, Scotland
A rare example of a Lowland broch.
Malden, Massachusetts
Since 1929, millions have sought miraculous healing and solace from this unknown yet deeply revered Irish priest.
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.
Georgetown, South Carolina
A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.