Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Kremsmünster, Austria
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Venice, Italy
Venice's island of the dead.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Dienersdorf, Austria
"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Graz, Austria
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.