The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.