Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.