In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.

Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.