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The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

Open air sculptures by an eccentric and loin-clothed hermit.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.