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Addicted to the gallows

Not all those who wander are lost. I love all the random, wacky, unique, morbid, unusual and the plain old strange things to see throughout the world.

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The Mouth of Truth

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Santa Francesca Romana

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

CadaverFormosus

Added by CadaverFormosus

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Miara Cemetery

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

dzamonja

Added by dzamonja

Sintra, Portugal

Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors)

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.

Dylan

Évora, Portugal

Almendres Cromlech

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Added by illaberec

Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

AdamTKincaid

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Évora, Portugal

Portugal's Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Dylan

Manětín, Czechia

Kostel Svatého Jiří Ghost Church

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson