Hallstatt, Austria
Hallstatt Charnel House
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
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Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Altaussee, Austria
During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.
Munich, Germany
A subterranean display of public art and architecture.
Munich, Germany
The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Munich, Germany
The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
Munich, Germany
Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.
Munich, Germany
A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Munich, Germany
The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.
Munich, Germany
This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.