It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.