Bologna, Italy
Saint Catherine of Bologna
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
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Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.