Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum Tot Zover
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Antwerp, Belgium
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
Antwerp, Belgium
This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.
Paris, France
This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.
Paris, France
The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Paris, France
Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Wahl, Luxembourg
The "little Sistine Chapel of Luxembourg" is in the smallest village in the tiny country.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.
Strasbourg, France
Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.
Strasbourg, France
Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
London, England
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.