This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.