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An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

The secret centuries-old German cemetery in the heart of the Vatican.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

These high mineral baths were used by Roman soldiers, royals, and the military before opening to the public in 2005.

One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.