Places tealeaves Wants to Go

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.