Lima, Peru
Convento de San Francisco Ossuary
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
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Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Vienna, Austria
These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Mondsee, Austria
This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.