Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Cathedral Treasury (Riznica Katedrale)
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Chester, England
Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Liverpool, England
A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Chester, England
A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.
Bologna, Italy
Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.
Bologna, Italy
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Bologna, Italy
This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Bologna, Italy
A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
San Marino, San Marino
High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.