Paris, France
The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
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Paris, France
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Royal National Park, Australia
A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.
North Miami Beach, Florida
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Kazan, Russia
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.