Naples, Italy
The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
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Naples, Italy
Anatomy Museum of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Santa Francesca Romana
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Rome, Italy
Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Rome, Italy
St. Valentine's Skull
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Santa Sabina
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Natural Monument of Galeria Antica
An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.
Rome, Italy
Zuccari Palace
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Clevedon, England
Clevedon Pier
Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.
Rome, Italy
Cloaca Maxima
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Vienna, Austria
Habsburg Imperial Crypt
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Prague, Czechia
Hrdlička Museum of Anthropology
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
Prague, Czechia
Man Hanging Out
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Olšany Cemetery
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Old Jewish Cemetery
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Yelverton, England
Wistman’s Wood
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
