Ischia, Italy
Poor Clares Convent Cemetery
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
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Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Tremosine, Italy
This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Prague, Czechia
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Paris, France
A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Den Burg, Netherlands
Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.