Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.