The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this questionable Beijing eatery.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.