The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

To fit bodies into this Renaissance crypt, they were first left to decompose in the crypt's rotting room.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.