The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.