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Kilpeck, England

Medieval Erotic Carvings at the Church of St Mary and St David

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.
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Hereford, England

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
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Hereford, England

Hereford Mappa Mundi

The largest known medieval map of the world.
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Ercolano, Italy

Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
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Saint Fagans, Wales

St. Fagans National History Museum

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
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Naples, Italy

The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
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Munich, Germany

Asamkirche

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
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Dachau, Germany

Dachau Concentration Camp

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Laranjal do Jari, Brazil

The Nazi Graveyard of Brazil

This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.
French Guiana

Devil's Island

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.
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Adams, Tennessee

The Bell Witch Cave

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Western Shore, Nova Scotia

Oak Island Money Pit

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.
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Exeter, England

Exeter's Underground Passages

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.
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London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
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London, England

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
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London, England

Lindow Man

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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London, England

Crossbones Graveyard

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
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London, England

The Lost River Fleet

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
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London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
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London, England

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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Beverley, England

Beverley Sanctuary Stones

Marking the ancient boundaries of asylum around Beverley Minster.
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Sheffield, England

Sheffield General Cemetery

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
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