A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.

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