Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.

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

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.