Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.