The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.