Lübeck, Germany
Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
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Lübeck, Germany
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
Cervera, Spain
A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Los Angeles, California
The remains of the first punk club in L.A.
Los Angeles, California
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Lille, France
Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Maidstone, England
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Naples, Italy
The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Rabat, Malta
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
Naples, Italy
The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
Cazenovia, New York
A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
St Kilda, Australia
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bratislava, Slovakia
No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.