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Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.