Places wasik Wants to Go

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.

The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.