Berlin, Germany
Hohenzollern Crypt in the Berlin Cathedral
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
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Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Paris, France
The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Baltimore, Maryland
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Athenry, Ireland
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
London, England
Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.
Paris, France
A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
Glasgow, Scotland
In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.
Madrid, Spain
Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Warsaw, Poland
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.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.
Saint Davids, Wales
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt
A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.
London, England
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.