Places Sahakiel Wants to Go

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A varied collection of brains in alcohol.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.