Compton, England
Watts Cemetery Chapel
This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
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Compton, England
This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
Marseille, France
France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.
Hanover, Germany
The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
Inveresk, Scotland
This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.
Falkirk, Scotland
This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Parma, Italy
The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.
Tokyo, Japan
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Tokyo, Japan
People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Victoria, British Columbia
This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.
Bern, Switzerland
An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.