Ashland, Massachusetts
The Devil's Den
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.
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Ashland, Massachusetts
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Cardona, Spain
Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.
Aigues-Mortes, France
This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.
Newark, California
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
Paris, France
The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Rouen, France
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.
Hancock, Maine
The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.