Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.