A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Museum dedicated to overthrowing the Soviets, complete with diorama of Soviets being beaten to death with shovels.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.