Places Added by Sandra Lang

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

A rare museum dedicated to a rather overlooked material in the history of fashion.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

This colossal couch is an unlikely monument to Europe's first female Doctor of Law.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.