On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.