Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
Glasgow, Scotland
This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.
Glasgow, Scotland
This monument dedicated to the legendary American showman can be found in Scotland's largest city.
Glasgow, Scotland
Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.
Glasgow, Scotland
Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.
Glasgow, Scotland
Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Salisbury, Maryland
A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.
Boston, Massachusetts
This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.
Boston, Massachusetts
No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest of its kind.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.