Rothwell, England
Rothwell Bone Crypt
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
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Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Zittau, Germany
This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Klosterneuburg, Austria
This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.
Giessen, Germany
This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
Ercolano, Italy
For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
Lahnstein, Germany
Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.
Torre del Greco, Italy
The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.
Dienersdorf, Austria
"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
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.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Treigny, France
Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.
Mondsee, Austria
This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."
Basingstoke, England
At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.
Guben, Germany
The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.
Rome, Italy
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.