Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
Kaplica Czaszek (Chapel of Skulls)
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
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Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Tallinn, Estonia
Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.
Moscow, Russia
One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Poznań, Poland
The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.