Lisbon, Portugal
Preserved Head of Diogo Alves
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
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Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Porto, Portugal
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Namur, Belgium
Tiny sculptures hidden in plain sight miniatures in Namur.
Monroe, Connecticut
Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Krakow, Poland
Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.
Krakow, Poland
A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.
Krakow, Poland
Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Leipzig, Germany
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Leipzig, Germany
This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.
Munich, Germany
German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.
Stockholm, Sweden
This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Cologne, Germany
Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
Cologne, Germany
How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?