A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.