Theth, Albania
Lock-In Tower of Theth
Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Houston, Texas
National Museum of Funeral History
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Hair Jewelry Exhibit at the Bangsbo Museum
The largest collection of hair jewelry in Europe reminds you how creepy 19th-century love was.
Independence, Missouri
Leila's Hair Museum
A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
Madrid, Spain
Javier Puerta Museum of Anatomy
One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.
Cuenca, Ecuador
Museo Pumapungo (Pumapungo Museum)
This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.
Naples, Italy
Lipsanothecae of the Chapel of Saint Francesco de Geronimo
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Conques, France
St. Foy’s Golden Reliquary
The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.
Montreal, Québec
Oratoire St. Joseph
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Padua, Italy
St. Anthony's Tongue
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Drogheda, Ireland
St. Oliver Plunkett's Head
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Bar-le-Duc, France
Transi de René de Chalon
Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.
Budapest, Hungary
The Holy Right
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Valence, France
Heart of Pope Pius VI
When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.
Rome, Italy
Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Saint-Denis, France
Heart of the Dauphin
The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Rouen, France
King Richard I's Embalmed Heart
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Melrose, Scotland
Robert the Bruce's Heart
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
Tambov, Russia
Museum of Sin
A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.
Prague, Czechia
The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Bucharest, Romania
Relics of Zlătari Church
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
San Jose, California
Grave of Bert Barrett’s Left Arm
The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.
Locust Grove, Virginia
Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
