Oppenheim, Germany
Michaelskapelle Ossuary
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
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Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
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.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Coimbra, Portugal
The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Boston, Massachusetts
A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.