A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.