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Mystery

The cottage where Michael Cleary murdered his wife, Bridget, still stands in Ballyvadlea in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is shown here in an 1895 photograph.

The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s “Changeling” Murder

There's more to this 19th-century crime than the dark side of fairy lore.

Sarah Durn October 21, 2022

Few knew the origins of the mysterious Kay's Cross in Kaysville, Utah, and ghost stories grew up around it.

The Strange, Awful Truth Behind Utah's Eerie Stone Cross

It's more bizarre than the urban legends.

Greg Christensen October 20, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Meow Wolf Convergence Station

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

objects of intrigue

Solving the Mystery of the Seated Man

This rare portrait can now be credited to Harlem Renaissance artist Richmond Barthé.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 14, 2022

Above the rumored abandoned 76th Street Station

Queens, New York

76th Street Subway Station

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.

Blue Apples

Rennes-le-Château, France

The Blue Apples Of Rennes-le-Château

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

Art historians enlisted the help of Argonne National Laboratory to study artist Wolf Vostell's <em>Betonbuch</em> (<em>Concrete Book</em>).

Can Science Solve the Mystery of the Concrete Book?

When a sledgehammer isn't really an option.

April White September 22, 2022

An illustration (1930-1945, exact date unknown) of the original Palace of Depression and its creator, George Daynor.

How Rebuilding New Jersey's Palace of Depression Became a Family Legacy

Built from recycled materials by an eccentric con artist in the 1930s, the curious creation was demolished—and then reborn.

Michelle Harris August 23, 2022

These two seagrass fairy circles, each about 17 feet (five meters) wide, are located in the harbor of Old Grimsby, in the Isles of Scilly in England.

Decoding the Mystery of Seagrass Fairy Circles

Whether you call them gaps, rings, or fairy circles, these unexpected formations in seagrass beds are keeping scientists guessing.

Richard Pallardy August 22, 2022

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A Caribbean ‘Cow’ Tooth Could Solve the Mystery of the Chincoteague Ponies

A surprise discovery from Haiti may finally reveal how some famous feral horses got to a distant barrier island.

Gemma Tarlach August 16, 2022

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Secret Cobblestones of Hide-and-Seek Alley

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Podcast: Plain of Jars

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 28, 2022

Falks Grav

Baskarp, Sweden

Falks Grav

The final resting place of a young stagecoach robber who refused mercy.

Video: Dolls, Spirits, and More At The Doll Museum

Doll lovers young and old flock to this magical—and also possibly haunted—slice of Americana.

Sponsored by Visit Granbury

Nazi World War II Enigma machines can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction—even those uncovered from the seafloor.

6 Unexpected Treasures Found in Curious Places

From a Nazi code machine found at the bottom of a bay to a vintage Babe Ruth card hidden in a piano.

Sarah Durn May 20, 2022

Centennial Rock with the carvings "E Suydam 1876 M Danbury Centennial Year." Followed by the mysterious cypher. Unfortunately, weathering and possible vandalism has made much of the carving illegible. Early images of the carving in a better state of preservation can be viewed here: https://weirdnj.com/stories/cryptic-carvings-along-lawrence-brook/

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Lawrence Brook Carvings

A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.

Podcast: Upton Chamber

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 4, 2022