Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cube Houses
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Basel, Switzerland
Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
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.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.
Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Herentals, Belgium
This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.