The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

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

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.