Cemetery in New Orleans
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The 9 Best Cemetery Tours in New Orleans

ByCrystal

A visit to New Orleans isn’t complete without a cemetery tour. New Orleans cemeteries are full of history, and the above-ground tombs, monuments and mausoleums are stunning and should not be missed. Whether you are interested in New Orleans’s history or are a taphophile (a tombstone tourist), everyone should visit at least one New Orleans…

The York Minster in Deangate York. Medieval Gothic Cathedral with blue skies behind it. York Minster is full of dark history sites and haunted places in York England.
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Dark History Sites and Haunted Places in York England

ByCrystal

The medieval English city of York has a dark history, from suffering through the Black Death to being bombed in WWII to the heads of enemies being displayed on spikes at the entrance to the city. York has everything for fans of history, especially those looking for dark history sites and haunted places in York,…

The Entrance to Edinburgh Castle - Is Edinburgh Castle Haunted? Edinburgh Castle Ghosts.
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Edinburgh Castle Ghosts – Is Edinburgh Castle Haunted?

ByCrystal

Have you ever wondered if Edinburgh Castle is haunted? With over 900 years of history, surely there have been at least one or two ghosts spotted on the grounds, right? Or weird whispers could have been heard from the stone walls. Or could it just be gusts of wind mistaken for whispers and cold spots throughout…

The Vennel in Edinburgh
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The Dark History of Half Hangit Maggie

ByCrystal

On September 2nd, 1724, a young woman named Margaret Dickson faced a crowd of onlookers booing her, excited to see her fall to her death, hanged on a gibbet in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh. However, about an hour after Maggie was declared dead and lying in a coffin, making her way to Musselburgh to be…

Plague Doctor in the Spooky Streets of Edinburgh ready to go down to the underground city of Mary King's Close to help plague victims
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Mary King’s Close – Edinburgh’s Plague Infested Underground Street

ByCrystal

Deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile sits a dark secret. Once rife with the plague, a narrow alleyway is buried underground in Edinburgh’s City Chambers. Mary King’s Close was located in the center of Edinburgh’s Old Town during the 17th century. The close was named in 1630 after Mary King, a fabric merchant who built her…