Leuk, Switzerland
Leuk Charnel House
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
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Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Eichenau, Germany
This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.
Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
Böblingen, Germany
Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
Ikeda, Japan
An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.
Langhirano, Italy
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Ulm, Germany
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Budapest, Hungary
Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.
El Castell de Guadalest, Spain
Continental Europe's only museum devoted to salt and pepper shakers features more than 20,000 designs.
Eskifjorður, Iceland
This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.
Skellefteå, Sweden
This little gallery is devoted to one small town's passion for a very special cheese.
Union, Maine
They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.
Semenkovo, Russia
Slather on the history at an exhibition dedicated to this Russian luxury.