The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.