Catacombs and Crypts

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

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

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

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

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

The remains of 50,000 World War I soldiers rest under a towering arch overlooking the Alpine battlefields.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.