Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital -- Gyeonggi, South Korea: The eerily empty halls of this former psychiatric hospital are not for the faint-hearted, its grim past is ever-present and is known for being haunted.
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Sedlec Ossuary -- Czech Republic: A Baroque period bone-chandelier is just one of the skeletal oddities on display at the Sedlec Ossuary, a Chapel beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec in the Czech Republic. It's decorated with 40,000 human remains from the 18th century.
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Akodessewa Fetish Market -- Lomé, Togo: Located in the Akodessewa district in Lomé, Togo, this fetish market sells items including chimpanzee hands, cobras and crocodile heads. It's essentially a giant pharmacy, but you might find it a bit unnerving.
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La Isla de las Muñecas -- Teshuilo Lake, Mexico: An isolated island covered in dismembered dolls certainly qualifies for a place on our freaky places round-up. The dolls are allegedly dedicated to the spirit of a young girl who drowned in the canal.
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Battleship Island -- Nagasaki, Japan: Hashima Island, is also known as Gunkanjima (meaning "Battleship Island" as the island resembles a warship) is a cluster of concrete ruins. Its creepy isolation made it the perfect setting for Bond villain Raoul Silva's lair in 2012 movie Skyfall.
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Chernobyl Amusement Park -- Pripyat, Ukraine: The terrible 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant closed down the plant and caused the evacuation of the entire city. It's now a ghost town and this amusement park is a haunting reminder of its past life.
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Catacombs -- Paris, France: Under the streets of Paris are the creepy catacombs, a subterranean network of old caves and tunnels lined with bones. A short section of the caves are open to the public, if you dare...
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Poveglia Island -- Venice, Italy: Don't let the beauty of this island distract you, it's got a creepy past: it was once a quarantine zone for plague sufferers. It's not supposed to be visited by anyone, let alone tourists -- but you might be able to persuade a boat operator in Venice to take you.
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Darvaza Crater -- Turkmenistan: Nicknamed "the Gateway to Hell," the Darvaza Crater is a mysterious inferno in the Turkmenistan desert. There's no concrete record of exactly how it happened, making the fiery cavern even more intriguing.
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Bell Witch Cave -- Tennessee: The Bell Witch Cave is the supposed home of an evil witch who tormented the Bell family of Tennessee during the 1800s. If you fancy some ghost-hunting, you can visit John Bell's cabin and delve into the creepy cave.