An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

The middle finger of modernity.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.