New York, New York
Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Krakow, Poland
Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Ossining, New York
At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Cold Spring, New York
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Haverstraw, New York
This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Krakow, Poland
A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.
Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Krakow, Poland
Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.