Bran Castle, Bran, Romania

Built in the 13th-14th centuries, the Bran castle is situated in contemporary Romania, in the vicinity of Brasov town. Villagers built the castle at their own expense to protect the town from Ottoman invasions. After the war between Romania and Ottoman Empire ...

Chapel of Bones, Evora, Portugal

Chapel of Bones is another scary church that can be found in the city of Evora (Portugal). The St. Francisco church was built in 1460-1510. The word scary refers not to the whole church but to one of its chapels-Capella dos Ossos. When translated from Portugu...

Chillingham Castle, Northumberland County, Great Britain

Chillingham castle is like a refuge for all kinds of ghosts. But let's refer to its history first. It was built in 12th century and consisted of only one patrol tower. Initially it was meant to protect the border between England and Scotland. When James VI asc...

Crenshaw House, Hickory Hill, Illinois, USA

The Crenshaw mansion or Old slaves' house was built in 19th century by John Crenshaw - a wealthy landlord and manufacturer. The three-storey house was constructed in classic Greek style: the huge columns were carved from solid pieces of pine tree. From the ver...

Elephant House, Lagos, Nigeria

We have little information about this building in Lagos, but we could not defeat it on our list. Many attribute it to terrible building with ugly architecture, but our view is different, and filled up with "humor" and even with a certain "respect" for this ...