The Buzludzha monument: once Bulgaria’s tribute to communism, now a ruin that fascinates visitors Abandoned Spaces
The centuries-old “Underground Salt Cathedral” of Poland is so vast, it’s possible to go bungee jumping Abandoned Spaces
The cold-blooded Cocaine Godmother of Colombia invented the motorcycle drive-by shooting that killed her Strangeness
London’s Kew Gardens, one of the world’s preeminent botanical gardens, was the project of Princess Augusta, mother of George III Glamour
The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a clever reason Abandoned Spaces
17th century Hungarian serial killer Countess Elizabeth Báthory was as horrifying as mythical Count Dracula Strangeness
Shakespearean actor Sir Alec Guinness left the stage for the Royal Navy when he enlisted in WWII and was a key part of invasion of Sicily Glamour
A time chamber to be opened in the year 8113 contains recordings of the voices of Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Franklin Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler … and Popeye the Sailor Interiors Strangeness
Treacle, crushed emeralds, bloodletting, bathing in urine: Wacko cures and medical procedures from the past Strangeness