One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.