Basel, Switzerland
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.
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Basel, Switzerland
One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Lund, Sweden
This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Zurich, Switzerland
Featuring Zürich's only authentic 14th-century plague doctor's uniform!
Tarsdorf, Austria
American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Salzburg, Austria
The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Berlin, Germany
A sweet museum focused on beets.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Cleveland, Ohio
Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.