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Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery

Count Orlok’s Nightmare GalleryA collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery is a movie monster museum located in Salem, MA. This private collection of...

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Emily’s Bridge

Emily’s BridgeNew England covered bridge where a jilted lover is said to have hung herself before haunting itMost of the covered bridges in New England are known for their picturesque qualities, but...

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Wat Dane Soung Jungle Temple

Wat Dane Soung Jungle TempleAn ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.The Dang Soung Plateau was once a spiritual epicenter in ancient Vientiane-Viengkham as...

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Tomb of Daniel at Samarkand

Tomb of Daniel at Samarkand18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophetFive domes adorn the long structure that holds an 18m long sarcophagus, reputedly holding the remains of the Old...

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Dungeon Rock

Dungeon RockA cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasureIn the 2,200-acre Lynn Woods Reservation in Lynn, MA, is a rock formation called Dungeon Rock. It features a cave dug by a man...

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Moodus Noises

Moodus NoisesThe Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunderThe small village of Moodus, CT, was name after the Native American term for the area, Machimoodus, which means “Place of Bad...

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The Nature Museum Feejee Mermaid

The Nature Museum Feejee MermaidAntique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museumThe Nature Museum in Grafton, VT, is a small natural history museum in a converted house that...

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Seattle Peace Park

Seattle Peace ParkTouching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War eraIn retrospect, one could argue that during the Cold War era, the world was much easier to comprehend than it is today....

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Moynaq

MoynaqOnce a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 150km away from the shoreMoynaq is a city, surrounded by the desert of western Uzbekistan. At first glance, this seems to be...

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Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha

Tham Sakkarin SavannakuhaAbandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship The Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha is an abandoned limestone cave founded in 1889 that holds the Wat Tham Xieng Maen,...

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"The Bug Pit" at Zindon Prison

"The Bug Pit" at Zindon PrisonWhere Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug PitIn 1842, the British soldiers Stoddart and Connolly were executed in front of the Ark Fortress of Bukhara. It...

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Roger Williams Root

Roger Williams RootThe vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode IslandRoger Williams is the founder of Providence. He died in 1683, and was buried three times. Once at his...

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Cursed Memorial of Colonel Buck

Cursed Memorial of Colonel BuckStone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with itDuring the early years of Bucksport, ME, its founder, Colonel Jonathan Buck,...

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Köw Ata Underground Lake

Köw Ata Underground LakeThe city of Bakharden has a most unusual swimming spot that doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central AsiaIn landlocked countries, finding a place to swim...

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Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan Village

Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan VillageThailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process. Between the Phibun Mangsahan Bridge and Khong Chiam in...

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Pet Sematary Filming Sites

Pet Sematary Filming SitesThe house and graveyard used in the horror movie "Pet Sematary"One of the many film adaptations of Stephen King’s work, the 1989 film "Pet Sematary" focuses on a father who...

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Fan Tan Alley

Fan Tan AlleyThe narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of ChinatownFan Tan Alley holds the record for narrowest street in Canada and is a central piece...

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Kyrk Gyz Cave

Kyrk Gyz CaveA cave covered with bizarre stalactites of clothIn the Köytendag Mountains, a dirt trail leads to the remote Kyrk Gyz Cave. Inside the cave is a something which looks familiar but slowly...

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Dummerston Vine

Dummerston VineSite of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800sAccording to this 200-year-old legend, members of the Spaulding family of Dummerston, VT, started dying at...

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Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal

Zaffis Museum of the ParanormalThe intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaserJohn Zaffis is the nephew of controversial paranormal investigators Ed and Lorrain Warren. He followed in...

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