Eggenburg, Austria
Eggenburg Charnel
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
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Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Budapest, Hungary
A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.
Budapest, Hungary
Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Naples, Italy
Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.
Naples, Italy
A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.
Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Naples, Italy
An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
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.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Pompeii, Italy
This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Naples, Italy
Richard Luke Concanen never set foot on American soil.
Naples, Italy
The sacristy of this church contains remains and relics of members of the Aragonese royal family.