The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

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

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.