No, it's not an early Mother's Day special, just full of bad puns. This week we're off to Palermo, Sicily, Italy to talk mummies and catacombs in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo. These catacombs were made by friars in the 1500s who soon set to work perfecting their mummification process. Residents include past prominent Sicilian politicians, friars, and the World's Most Beautiful Mummy. We encourage only those with strong stomachs to look up the photos of the displays in these catacombs.

SOURCES:

http://www.catacombepalermo.it/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capuchin-monastery

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/12/catacombs-capuchin-dead-mummies-palermo-sicily-italy

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/130128-sicilian-mummies-archeology-italy

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We're heading to Emily's new neck of the woods (almost). We're off to Bodie, California, for a Ritalin-infused look at the perfectly preserved ghost town in the desert that was wild at its peak. Were 65 saloons within a mile too much or not enough? Visitors today are affected by a strange curse brought to you by the beautiful park rangers who've worked there.

Sources:

https://www.kqed.org/news/11640709/how-this-ghost-towns-curse-backfired-on-park-rangers

https://www.bodie.com/

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

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We'reeeeeee baaaaack. Welcome to season 2! We've missed you all, so to kick off our return we're heading over to Baltimore to visit the house where Edgar Allen Poe wrote some of his first short stories.

Where should we go next?

Sources:

https://www.eapoe.org/

https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/

https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/77?tour=12&index=12#.UlcUlijcGgw

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This week we're going to Northern Ireland to explore some still-standing ruins with a colorful past. From a place of religion to a cemetery to the home of a fortune-telling nun, the Bonamargy Friary is a fascinating historical landmark. Are you coming treasure hunting with us in Northern Ireland?

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This week we're going deep underground in Southern Poland to one of the most historically significant- and haunted mines of all time. Would you go 9 stories underground to this labyrinth of saltworks, complete with a chapel, a lake, and hundreds of salt statues?

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We're back in Bavaria wrapping up our two-parter on one of the most famous castles in the world. We've got some murder theories and some Nazi drama this week and looking at some dark aspects of the castles truly wild history.

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Sources:

https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/neuschwanstein-castle.htm

https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/study-finds-king-ludwig-ii-may-not-have-been-crazy-a-946240.html

https://www.dw.com/en/neuschwanstein-a-fairy-tale-darlings-dark-nazi-past/a-17442885

https://www.annmarieackermann.com/death-of-king-ludwig-ii-bavaria-murder/

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-King-Ludwig-II-Bavaria/dp/1848858477

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It's another two-parter! Today we're talking about the castle of the Fairy Tale King, Mad King Ludwig II, and reminiscing about Bavaria. Does one of the most visited places in Europe hide some dark secrets?

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Sources:

https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/neuschwanstein-castle.htm

https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/study-finds-king-ludwig-ii-may-not-have-been-crazy-a-946240.html

https://www.dw.com/en/neuschwanstein-a-fairy-tale-darlings-dark-nazi-past/a-17442885

https://www.annmarieackermann.com/death-of-king-ludwig-ii-bavaria-murder/

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-King-Ludwig-II-Bavaria/dp/1848858477

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We're off to the hills of Connecticut this week to learn about the dark history and rumors of Dudleytown, with a sprinkle of royal drama.

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This week we're off to Ohio to learn about a seemingly out-of-place castle and the residents that are not exactly members of the living, and the wild story that is the life of the creator, Harry Andrews.

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This week we visited another spooky place... Reddit. We did our best to find some horror-themed stories to keep the spook going while we take a short break from research. Do you agree with our judgments? Would you give Stargazer all the snuggles?

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