Compton, England
Watts Cemetery Chapel
This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
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Compton, England
This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Bath, England
The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
London, England
Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.
London, England
Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.
London, England
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Palermo, Italy
This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.
Cefalù, Italy
A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.
Bristol, England
A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Liberec, Czechia
An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
Bristol, England
The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.
Bristol, England
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
Bristol, England
This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.