Bologna, Italy
Museo di Palazzo Poggi Anatomy & Obstetrics Collection
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
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Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.
Vienna, Austria
This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
London, England
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Roubaix, France
Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.