Paris, France
Museum of Vampires
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
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Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Dunsyre, Scotland
This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Dresden, Germany
An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.
Dresden, Germany
An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.
Budapest, Hungary
Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.