Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

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

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

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.