Prague, Czechia
The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
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Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Helsinki, Finland
Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.
Berlin, Germany
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Hamilton, Scotland
A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.
Glasgow, Scotland
A watering hole from the late 1800s in the heart of the Campsie Fells.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Dunfermline, Scotland
Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Stirling, Scotland
It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.
Stirling, Scotland
This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
Stirling, Scotland
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
Stirling, Scotland
Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.
Stirling, Scotland
Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Dechmont, Scotland
This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.
Dunmore, Scotland
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.