The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.