Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park
Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly ParkA tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house, filled with beautiful winged creatures for your enjoymentBuilt around the turn of the last...
View ArticleThe Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro
The Apatani Tribal Village of ZiroHidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the ApatanisAn old village of the Apatani Tribe, Ziro is found in...
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Hingol National ParkLunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formationsThe Hingol National Park is situated in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern province of Baluchestan. It is mostly famous for...
View ArticleGrave of Midnight Mary
Grave of Midnight MaryFinal resting place of a New Haven urban legendIn life, she was known by the name Mary E. Hart, but today most people in New Haven, CT, know her as Midnight Mary. The story goes...
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Spider Gates Cemetery The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legendsFriends Cemetery is a small private Quaker cemetery in an idyllic, secluded woodland at...
View ArticleDevil’s Footprint
Devil’s FootprintA strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himselfIn this little myth, a crew of construction workers from some vague time period were...
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EyamKnown as "The Plague Village" Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the Black Death from spreadingA small Anglo-Saxon village nestled in the hills of Derbyshire, Eyam has become known...
View ArticleFrederick Valentich Memorial Plaque
Frederick Valentich Memorial PlaqueA plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace"That strange aircraft is hovering on top of me...
View ArticleThe Great Wall of India
The Great Wall of IndiaThe second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of IndiaThe wall that surrounds the ancient fort of Kumbhalgarh is one of the best-kept...
View ArticleArt of Jack Kevorkian
Art of Jack KevorkianThe macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death"Jack Kevorkian, also known as “Dr. Death,” was born in 1928 in Pontiac, MI, and received a...
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Country Tavern RestaurantRestaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menusThe Country Tavern Restaurant and Lounge is a gourmet restaurant located in Nashua, NH. Much of...
View ArticleFlying Monkey Sculptures
Flying Monkey SculpturesScary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VTBurlington, VT, on the shores of Lake Champlain, has six large flying monkeys adorning the roofs of...
View ArticleCaroline Cutter Headstone
Caroline Cutter HeadstoneA New Hampshire grave with a grudgeIn Milford, New Hampshire is a gravestone that just won’t shut up. It belongs to one Caroline Cutter, who died in the mid-1800s. It’s simple,...
View ArticleBetty and Barney Hill Graves
Betty and Barney Hill GravesFinal resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction On the night of September 19th and on into the early morning in...
View ArticleCrabs of Christmas Island
Crabs of Christmas IslandThe red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite man made obstaclesIt wasn't until a few years after the 1903 extinction of the predatory endemic...
View ArticleCasa de Piedra (Stone House)
Casa de Piedra (Stone House)An impressive home made of stone, carved more than a century agoIn 1907, Lino Bueno had a job to do. At first it seemed simple enough: excavate some of the soft, rich...
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Oymyakon The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day livingPositioned deep in Siberia, the village of Oymyakon holds the distinction of...
View ArticleFrankenstein Cliff
Frankenstein CliffRock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctorFrankenstein Cliff is not named after who you might think. Not an uncommon name in Germany, the cliff itself was named...
View ArticleDemon Murder Trial Sites
Demon Murder Trial SitesConnecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demon possession as a criminal defenseIn February 1981, 19-year-old Arne Johnson stabbed his landlord Alan Bono to death...
View ArticleBritish National Railway Museum
British National Railway MuseumThe National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per yearCollecting trains is a quaint, imaginative...
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