Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Leper's Chapel and Ossuary
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
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Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
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.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Prague, Czechia
A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.
Prague, Czechia
According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Želízy, Czechia
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Chaldon, England
Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.