Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

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

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Underground monastery and fortress.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.