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Wax anatomical model without brain

Bologna, Italy

Bologna's Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

The Globe of the Vatican Obelisk

Rome, Italy

The Globe of the Vatican Obelisk

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

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Rome, Italy

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Museo Storico Nazionale Dell' Arte Sanitaria

Rome, Italy

Museo Storico Nazionale Dell' Arte Sanitaria

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body.

Rome, Italy

Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

MIAC Museum

Rome, Italy

Cinecittà

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

Rome, Italy

Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Kayakoy, Turkey

Kayaköy, Turkey

Abandoned Village of Kayakoy

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

A Lycian rock tomb.

Fethiye, Turkey

Lycian Rock Tombs

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Pamukkale Water Terraces

Denizli, Turkey

Pamukkale Water Terraces

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

The clothing of the statue suggests its Isiac origin.

Rome, Italy

Madama Lucrezia

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The Colosseum seen from the Ludus Magnus.

Rome, Italy

Ludus Magnus

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

Details of the Roman columns on the side of the church.

Rome, Italy

San Nicola in Carcere

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

Pons Fabricius

Rome, Italy

Pons Fabricius

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

Tarpeian Rock

Rome, Italy

Tarpeian Rock

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

An archway like no other.

East Molesey, England

Anne Boleyn's Gateway

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

The chocolate kitchen.

East Molesey, England

Chocolate Kitchen at Hampton Court Palace

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

The jaw and tongue reliquaries

Padua, Italy

St. Anthony's Tongue

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice, Italy

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

An overgrown path.

Prague, Czechia

Olšany Cemetery

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Portuguese Royal Coaches at the National Coach Museum in Lisbon.

Lisbon, Portugal

National Coach Museum

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

Lisbon, Portugal

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

Évora, Portugal

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

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