An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

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

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

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

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.