Prague, Czechia
Old New Synagogue
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
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Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Interlaken, Switzerland
A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Key West, Florida
A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.
Palm Beach, Florida
The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.
Miami, Florida
The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
Chokoloskee, Florida
A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.
Palm Beach, Florida
This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.
Key West, Florida
Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.