Berlin, Germany
Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World)
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
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Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.
Glasgow, Scotland
A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.