This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.