Kutna Hora, Czechia
Sedlec Ossuary ‘Bone Church’
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
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Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Meißen, Germany
From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.
Berlin, Germany
The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.
Neustadt, Germany
The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.
Gommern, Germany
The resting place of 18th century German mummies.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Rott am Inn, Germany
These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Victoria, British Columbia
This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Nakhon Luang, Thailand
These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.
Hong Kong
Behind Hong Kong Stadium stands a memorial to one of the city’s most tragic disasters.
Lilly, Pennsylvania
This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.