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An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

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

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.