Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

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