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A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.