Paris, France
Museum of the History of Medicine
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
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Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
Rome, Italy
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Saint-Denis, France
The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Rome, Italy
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Rome, Italy
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
New York, New York
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.