Naples, Italy
The Arm of St. Thomas Aquinas
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
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Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Dawson City, Yukon
A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Omaha, Nebraska
An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.
Kansas City, Missouri
A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Pavia, Italy
What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?
Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Tampa, Florida
Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.
Dailly, Scotland
The ruins of this magnificent Scottish castle blend both Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.
Basin, Montana
What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
New York, New York
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
A hidden gem that highlights the life and innovations of Les Paul, the "Wizard of Waukesha."
Peru, Indiana
A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Subotica, Serbia
Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.
Rotsund, Norway
The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Pernik, Bulgaria
A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.