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360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.