Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.