Saint-Étienne, France
Maison sans Escalier (The House Without Stairs)
An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.
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Saint-Étienne, France
An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France
Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.
Solferino, Italy
The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.
Avioth, France
A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.
Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Prague, Czechia
One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.
Prague, Czechia
A crucified and bearded female saint.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Paris, France
One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Kristiansand, Norway
Five soviet prisoners of war were executed at this spot just days before the liberation of Norway.
Beli Potok, Serbia
Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.
Prague, Czechia
This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.