The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

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

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

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

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.