Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Largest cave system in Africa.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

The "Seinfeld" diner.