Valkenburg, Netherlands
Museum Romeinse Katakomben (Roman Catacombs Museum)
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
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Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Mosta, Malta
These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
León, Mexico
A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.
Rabat, Malta
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
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.
Naples, Italy
The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.
Naples, Italy
The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.
Field, British Columbia
In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Liverpool, England
These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Indooroopilly, Australia
The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.