This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.