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Grocery

Manila, Philippines

Bellevue Theater

Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.

Albany, New York

The Largest Walmart in America

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

From post offices and grocery stores to margarita bars and town halls, ghosts can turn up in the most ordinary places.

7 Stories of Ghosts in Weird Places

From a Norwegian grocery store to a town hall in Spain, hauntings can happen where we least expect them.

Roxanne Hoorn October 25, 2024

Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado Abelardo L. Rodríguez Murals

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

Tang Frères

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

It may look like a typical grocery store, but this shop in an old farmhouse in rural Norway has been the scene of unexplained activity, from power failures to flying potatoes, for years.

At a Haunted Grocery Store, Trying to Explain the Unexplained Has Consequences

In rural Norway, flying potatoes and other strange events troubled staff and customers for years. What happened when people shared their stories?

Kate Golembiewski October 17, 2023

Podcast: The Past Beneath Our Feet with the Places Team

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team December 8, 2021

11th-century Sunken Structure.

Dublin, Ireland

Aungier Street Lidl Archaeology

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

Sacramento, California

Corti Brothers Grocery

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.