Hrodna, Belarus
Museum of Malformations of the Human Body
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
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Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Madrid, Spain
One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Lviv, Ukraine
Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.
Koganei, Japan
Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.
Bucharest, Romania
A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Berlin, Germany
This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Rangalifinolhu, Maldives
An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.
Tokyo, Japan
A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Jodhpur, India
Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.