A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Venice's island of the dead.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.