Barcelona, Spain
Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
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Barcelona, Spain
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
Madrid, Spain
This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.
Canneto sull'Oglio, Italy
Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Sagada, Philippines
Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.
New Franken, Wisconsin
In 1859, the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared in this small town.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.
Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.
Madison, Wisconsin
The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin
A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Plainfield, Wisconsin
Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin
This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.