An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.