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London, England

Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

Annetta Black

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Monteverde Angel

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

Phlizz

Added by Phlizz

London, England

Goodwin's Court

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

deanmgarland

Added by deanmgarland

Pueblo Libre, Peru

The Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls

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

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Added by lewblank

Barcelona, Spain

Las Arenas de Barcelona

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Added by Schweg

Barcelona, Spain

El Caganer

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

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Added by serflac

Barcelona, Spain

Montjuïc Cemetery

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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Added by VampyV

Barcelona, Spain

Museu de Carrosses Fúnebres de Barcelona

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Added by gregorius

Antikythera Mechanism

2000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

The Tomb of Nefertari

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Added by bill49506

Maisons-Alfort, France

Museé Fragonard

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

Added by mbison

Canterbury, England

Crooked House

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

dtheodora

Added by dtheodora

Cancún, Mexico

El Rey Ruins

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

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Added by bryanwoerner

Mérida, Mexico

The Corners of Mérida

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

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Cancún, Mexico

Museo Subacuático de Arte

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Tre

Chichen Itza, Mexico

El Caracol

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Chichen Itza Chirp

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Palenque, Mexico

Palenque

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

Monica Petrus

Added by Monica Petrus

Bodiam, England

Bodiam Castle

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Rye Water House

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

Gavin

London, England

Old Shoreditch Station

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

London, England

Love Locks of East London

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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London, England

Camera Museum

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.