The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

The middle finger of modernity.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000 year old wood at this peaceful site.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.