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The "Valley of Death" in Kamchatka, Russia.

The History and Mystery of Russia’s 'Valley of Death'

A volcanic gorge in remote Kamchatka has given up some of its secrets—but not all of them.

Robin George Andrews December 3, 2019

The Kalavryta Sacrifice Memorial.

Kalavryta, Greece

Kalavryta Sacrifice Memorial

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

Around Halloween, visitors to the Merchant's House Museum can pick up a funeral biscuit to take home.

Eat Your Sorrow With These Victorian Funeral Biscuits

Ingredients often included molasses, caraway seeds, ginger, and grief.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 30, 2019

Monaco's cemetery crawls up a hillside overlooking the Mediterranean.

The Curious Case of Monte Carlo’s Suspect 'Suicide Epidemic'

When a moral panic swept over Europe's seaside casino playground.

Tal McThenia October 29, 2019

Jasper McCarthy outside of the pub established by his great-great-grandfather, Michael, in 1840.

Why Ireland's Pub Owners Have Long Moonlighted as Undertakers

It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.

Jessica Gingrich October 29, 2019

"Diminish and Ascend."

Christchurch, New Zealand

'Diminish and Ascend'

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

One of Zufferey's engraved wheels of cheese.

The Valley of the Cheese of the Dead

In this remote Swiss town, residents spent a lifetime aging a wheel for their own funeral.

Molly McDonough October 24, 2019

Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle.

Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

Walk on glass panels over the exposed mummies.

Museo de Sitio (In Situ Museum)

Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.

'Kay's Fudge' Gravestone

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

John Dillinger's headstone, chipped by souvenir hunters.

John Dillinger Is Long Dead and Somehow Still a Troublemaker

Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw's death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.

Isaac Schultz September 11, 2019

Brooklyn, New York

Spritz Cookie Gravestone

This recipe is set in stone.

Permanent collections.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Museum Tot Zover

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

'El Muro de los Muertos' ('The Wall of the Dead')

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

Whatever happened here didn't just happen once.

The Bones at India's Mysterious 'Skeleton Lake' Came From All Over

New research reveals that the hundreds of anonymous dead spanned both continents and centuries.

Matthew Taub August 21, 2019

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The Incorrupt Remains of Santa Rosa.

The Incorrupt Body of Santa Rosa

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

Willie MacRae Memorial.

Greenfield, Scotland

Willie MacRae Memorial

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.