Torture Museums

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

The site of detentions and torture under the Pinochet regime in Chile is now a memorial.

This 16th-century building features a flamenco stage on its ground floor and a torture museum on its upper floors.

See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

Shocking dioramas of human torture, meant to promote human rights awareness.