Zurich, Switzerland
Moulagenmuseum
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.
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Zurich, Switzerland
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.
Trieste, Italy
During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Piacenza, Italy
The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.
Genk, Belgium
What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Põlva Parish, Estonia
Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.
Milan, Italy
Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Milan, Italy
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Padua, Italy
The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.