The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wonderous state park.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.