Kilkenny, Ireland
Kells Priory
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
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Kilkenny, Ireland
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
HĂłlmavĂk, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Hereford, England
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.