Cologne, Germany
Church of St. Ursula
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
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Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Paris, France
Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ghosts of France's colonial past.
Saint-Ouen, France
An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Paris, France
Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Paris, France
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.