This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

What is the Thing?

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.