Places

PLACES

Alcatraz was only in operation for less than 30 years, but in that time it gained the reputation as one of the most notorious prisons in American history.

PLACES

Area 51's workers don't drive there. They fly in on a classified US Government airline known only as "Janet."

PLACES

We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.

THINGS

The world is filled with spectacular, bizarre, and iconic buildings—but these structures often have a surprisingly dark history.

THINGS

So notorious that its name is synonymous with madness, the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, or Bedlam, is filled with some of humanity's darkest moments.

EDITORIAL

The history of Mexico City stretches back almost two centuries before the Spanish ever set foot in the Americas. Rather, the Spanish built their capital on top of the ashes of one of the most beautiful and unique cities in history: Tenochtitlan.

PLACES

Poveglia Island near Venice is one of the most haunted places on this Earth.

PLACES

The chaos of 14th-century Rome forced the Pope to relocate to France for several decades.

PLACES

The world's most haunted places can't escape from the dark events of their past.

PLACES

Castles looked majestic, but they were not pleasant places to live in.

PLACES

The Vikings built colonies in Greenland in the Middle Ages, but they disappeared in the 1400s, leaving behind a few ruins and a lot of question marks.

PLACES

The Cooper’s Ferry archaeological site in Idaho has altered how researchers understand the presence of the earliest human migrants in North America.



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