Prague, Czechia
The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
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Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Hamburg, Germany
Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
New York, New York
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?