A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.