Brussels, Belgium
Laeken Cemetery Crypt
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
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Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Roubaix, France
Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Ratlinghope, England
A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.
Gloucester, England
This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Venice, Italy
Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Olomouc, Czechia
This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless
Olomouc, Czechia
Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.