Naples, Italy
Fontanelle Cemetery Caves
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
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Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Otranto, Italy
A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Vienna, Austria
This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Cagliari, Italy
A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Montpellier, France
This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.
Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Rome, Italy
This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.
Abilene, Kansas
A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.