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National Museum of Death in Aguascalientes, Mexico
Eerie, funny, and sometimes intense, this museum explores Mexico's ever-present relationship with death.Located in the city of Aguascalientes, the National Museum of Death opened to the public in the...
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The Strange Procession Which Never Moves in Mayfield, Kentucky
Mayfield, Kentucky's cemetery contains a strangely sinister vision. Eighteen monuments – mostly human, although there is also a horse, two dogs, one deer, and a fox – gaze into the East, staring out...
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Bolivia's Witch Market in La Paz, Bolivia
Located on Calle Jiminez and Linares between Sagarnaga and Santa Cruz in, it's impossible to miss the Witches' Market of La Paz, Bolivia, which is found right in a lively tourist area. Dozens of...
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Albert Szukalski's Last Supper in Beatty, Nevada
No, that isn't a Death Valley-induced mirage. The hillside below Daylight Pass, just beyond the ghost town of Rhyolite, is decorated by a congregation of menacing, hooded figures that strikingly...
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Zugarramurdi Witch Museum in Zugarramurdi, Spain
The town of Zugarramurdi on the Basque border in northern Spain may be small but during the 17th century Spanish Inquisition the rural settlement was the focus of one of the largest witch trials in...
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Arciconfraternita Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte in Rome, Italy
With skulls carved above the doorway and winged skeletons etched into plaques outside, the exterior of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead suits its macabre name. Once inside, visitors can make a small...
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The London Dungeon in London, England
When you bring history into the equation, gory haunted attractions aren't just for Halloween, thus The London Dungeon is always ready to give visitors a blood-soaked tour through London's past.This...
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Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point in Del Monte Forest, California
The area of Pescadero Point known as Ghost Tree derives its name from the white and gnarly local cypress trees in the area which call to mind ghosts or witches. Foresters predict that the few still...
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The Most Halloween Police Photo of 2016
Earlier this morning, the police in Olathe, Kansas, posted the photo above to their Facebook page with very few details, only saying that a road in town was closed because this truck had gotten stuck...
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Jumpstart Your Halloween With These '90s Horror TV Intros
Happy Halloween! If you’re having trouble getting into the spooky spirit, there is a surefire way to fill yourself with that unique seasonal mix of dread and fun that you had before it was crushed by...
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Salem and the Rise of Witch Kitsch
Stroll through the downtown of Salem, Massachusetts, and you'll quickly run into the city's most contentious piece of public art. Nine feet tall, made of polished bronze, and planted right in the...
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15 Amazing Photos from the Boston Mayor's 1980 Halloween Party
The late Kevin White, longtime mayor of Boston, is best known for steering the city through tumultuous times. During his twelve-year tenure, White oversaw fraught school desegregation efforts,...
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6 Infamous Places of Political Corruption
By this time next week, the 2016 presidential election will be over, for better or worse, and regardless of the outcome it will no doubt go down in the history books as one of the most stressful and...
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Voting Booths Were a Radical 19th Century Reform to Stop Election Fraud
Voting booths aren’t spaces that voters give much thought: you’re in, you vote, you’re out. That’s how it’s meant to be. They are designed for quick exits; one 19th century law stipulated an...
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Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre in Stoney Stanton, England
Given Britain's maritime history one would expect that the most popular wreck dive site in British waters would be a victim of either of the two World Wars or even an earlier wreck. However the...
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St Olave Hart Street in London, England
The St Olave Hart Street church is London in miniature—history as a kind of layer cake, boom piled on bust, war piled on plague. It is one of London's hidden treasures and well worth a visit.While the...
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The Highlandman's Umbrella in Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Central Station was the winner of 2015 Scottish Design Award for refurbishment of a listed building. It was built by Sir William Arol and opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1879. It has been...
View ArticleWatch This Cute Squishy Caterpillar Launch a Stinky Attack
Activating the black swallowtail caterpillar defense mechanism! These guys have antennas that pop out and release a stinky- cheese like smell to scare away predators! #blackswallowtail #caterpillar...
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Gangaramaya Vihara Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Gangaramaya Vihara Temple is an unusual mix of a Buddhist temple and a museum, home to not only a vintage Rolls Royce but an enormous amount of materials of dubious religious relevance, including...
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Navesink Twin Lights in Highlands, New Jersey
The site of the two lighthouse towers at Sandy Hook, originally built to help ships navigate the entrance to the New York Harbor, have played an outsized role in history.In 1893 the first official...
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