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Summer is the time to get your car, RV, or bike out on the road and gather great stories to share.
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6 Bonkers Travel Stories From Our Readers

From encountering a manhunt for escaped criminals to visiting a ‘time machine’ in Southern California.
Sarah Durn August 18, 2023
Denbigh, Wales

Ruthin Gaol Museum

A look into the life of a Victorian-era prisoner.
The remains of the Pudu Prison Gate.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pudu Prison Gate

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.
When polar bears like this mom and cub wander into Churchill, a small town in a remote northern corner of Canada, they might just end up in "polar bear jail."
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Inside Canada's Polar Bear Jail

The holding facility helps bears and people safely coexist in the remote northern town.
Lina Zeldovich March 2, 2023
León, Nicaragua

Museum of Traditions and Legends

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.
Old High Church Kirkyard
Inverness, Scotland

Old High Church Kirkyard

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.
The Missouri State Penitentiary once housed infamous inmates like James Earl Ray.
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The Bloody (and Haunted) History of the Missouri State Penitentiary

Time Magazine called the prison “the bloodiest 47 acres in America.”
In the 1970s and 80s, illicit cooking sessions known as "masak" were widespread in Singaporean prisons and rehabilitation centers.
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The Underground Cooks of Singapore's Prisons

In the 1970s and 80s, when the guards stepped away, the pots and flames came out.
Sam Lin-Sommer January 12, 2023
All the ghosts are friendly in these towns.
Itinerary

These 8 Arizona Ghost Towns Will Transport You to the Wild West

It’s “out with the new, in with the old” at these preserved gold rush landmarks.
Globe, Arizona

The 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail

A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.
The Dana Prison Entrance
Shropshire, England

Shrewsbury Prison

A prison with a more than 200-year history.
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Podcast: Buckley’s Cave

Where an escaped prisoner is said to have spent years in hiding.
The Podcast Team December 5, 2022
Prisoners Quarters.
Kodër Spaç, Albania

Spaç Prison

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.
Buildings on St Helena Island
Manly, Australia

St. Helena Island

The ruins of Brisbane’s own Alcatraz now sit in the middle of a national park.
Rohwer Heritage Site sign
Tillar, Arkansas

Rohwer Heritage Site

Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.
Armed with experts, psychics, and equipment, singer-songwriter Kesha went ghost hunting in one of America's most haunted places.
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Why a Popstar Wanted to Go Ghost Hunting

Haunted places have a lot to tell us about ourselves.
Kesha October 27, 2022
The footbridge was used to take prisoners from the City gaol on site of No.1 Upper Northgate Street (qv) to the former Chapel of St John in the south wing of the Bluecoat School.
Chester, England

Bridge Of Sighs

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Point Lonsdale with Buckley's Cave in lower left
Point Lonsdale, Australia

Buckley's Cave

William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.