Places Edited by Jaszmina Szendrey

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

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

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.