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This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.