London, England
Novelty Automation
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
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London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
Saint Briavels, England
You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.
Altenburg, Germany
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Venice, Italy
Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.
Rome, Italy
Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Geoje-si, South Korea
One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Segovia, Spain
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Dalgety Bay, Scotland
Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.
Riverview, Ireland
The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.