The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An endless sea of white conical domes.