Geneva, Switzerland
L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
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Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Piacenza, Italy
The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Gandino, Italy
This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.
Averara, Italy
This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Cassiglio, Italy
This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
Trescore Balneario, Italy
Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.
Bergamo, Italy
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
Urgnano, Italy
Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.
Lallio, Italy
The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.
Como, Italy
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
Como, Italy
This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.
Lodi, Italy
A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.
Pavia, Italy
What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Vigevano, Italy
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.
Milan, Italy
Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.
Milan, Italy
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Milan, Italy
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Milan, Italy
The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.
Milan, Italy
Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.
Milan, Italy
Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.
Milan, Italy
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.