A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

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

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The middle finger of modernity.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.