An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

Destructive children, start your engines.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.