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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Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Martigny, Switzerland
Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.
London, England
Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.
London, England
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
London, England
A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.