Dan Brown may have popularized this chapel in his book “The Da Vinci Code”, but this chapel was famous in its own right long before that. Rosslyn Chapel has been loved for both its amazing decorative artwork as well as the mystery that surrounds it.
Located 45 minutes outside of Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the [...]
Tag Archives: Unusual Places
Unusual Place of the Month: The Catacombs of Paris
Underneath the city of Paris, you’ll find a honeycomb of tunnels. The French resistance used these tunnels during World War II, and rave parties flourished there during the 90s. Victor Hugo used his knowledge about the tunnel system when he wrote Les Misérables. In 1871, communards killed a group of monarchists in one chamber. [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: Roswell UFO Museum
The truth is out there, and little gray aliens have visited the planet. Well, at least according to those at the Roswell UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico. Supposedly, on July 3, 1947, ranch owner Mac Brazel discovered a crashed flying saucer, along with several alien bodies. The military, at first, said it was a [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: The Mars Restaurant
The Mars Restaurant is a space themed restaurant located in New York City. It opened years ago and caters to tourists and families, as children seem to really love the walking aliens. Mars 2112 mixes fantasy and reality in a 35,000-square-foot, bi-level restaurant.
Mars 2112 tries to create the experience of a meal on [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: The Toilet Restaurant
Located in Taipei, Taiwan, this restaurant’s theme is, well, the toilet. This toilet restaurant, properly called ‘Modern Toilet,’ was opened by a former ice cream vendor who used to serve ice cream from a toilet bowl shaped scooper. He got the idea for Modern Toilet after watching a Japanese cartoon that had a similar theme. [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: Kutna Hora Bone Church
This bone church is located in Kutna Hora, a few miles outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. Officially called the Sedlec Ossuary, it is often just referred to as “the bone church” and contains over 40,000 bones arranged to decorate this Roman Catholic Church.
In 1278, the church’s Abbot, Henry, went to the Holy Land. [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: The Swedish Ice Hotel
The Swedish Ice Hotel is located in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. It has over 80 rooms and is built using ice from the nearby Torne River. Construction begins in October using 10,000 tons of ice and 30,000 tons of snow. The 30,000 square foot hotel is located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and features an [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: The Paris Sewers