Brussels, Belgium
‘Don Quixote and Sancho Panza’
A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Brussels, Belgium
A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.
Bronx, New York
Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.
Sands Point, New York
An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Tarrytown, New York
One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Paris, France
The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.
Commerce City, Colorado
Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Inarajan, Guam
The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.
Atlantic Ocean
Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.
Los Angeles, California
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Key Largo, Florida
Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.