Mexico City, Mexico
The Mummies at Museo de El Carmen
Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.
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Mexico City, Mexico
Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
José María Morelos, Mexico
Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rushen, Isle of Man
This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Albany, Georgia
The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Kuala Penyu, Malaysia
This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.
Bengaluru, India
India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.
Varanasi, India
Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
New Delhi, India
Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.
Brno, Czechia
A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.