Aksaray, Turkey
Cappadocia
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
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Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Nokhur, Turkmenistan
A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Petra District, Jordan
A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.
Rome, Italy
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Mexico City, Mexico
This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.
Mexico City, Mexico
Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.
Mexico City, Mexico
A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Mexico City, Mexico
Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Fez, Morocco
The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.