A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.