London, England
West Norwood Cemetery
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
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London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Vienna, Austria
Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Barcelona, Spain
On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
Stoumont, Belgium
An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.
Brussels, Belgium
The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Barcelona, Spain
One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Barcelona, Spain
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Dalgety Bay, Scotland
Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.