Klatovy, Czechia
Klatovy Catacomb Mummies
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
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Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
León, Mexico
A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.
Guanajuato, Mexico
A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
Petrovaradin, Serbia
A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
New York, New York
The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.
New York, New York
Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.
New York, New York
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Dublin, Ireland
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.