Bologna, Italy
Castello di Galliera
A papal fortress built to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna
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Bologna, Italy
A papal fortress built to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Auburn, California
The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.
Nevada City, California
"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.