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Rome, Italy

The Criminology Museum

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Rome, Italy

The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Rome, Italy

Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital)

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
Added by Erin
Rome, Italy

Vigna Randanini

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Rome, Italy

The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
CadaverFormosus Added by CadaverFormosus
Bologna, Italy

Relics in the Basilica of San Domenico

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Bologna, Italy

Saint Catherine of Bologna

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
michelle Added by michelle
Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.
CQ Added by CQ
San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Added by NathanRisinger
Florence, Italy

University of Florence Museum of Pathological Anatomy

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
pieofthemonth Added by pieofthemonth
Florence, Italy

Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
michelle Added by michelle
Venice, Italy

Libreria Acqua Alta

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Added by zackofalltrades
Venice, Italy

Reliquaries of St Mark's Basilica Treasury

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Added by zackofalltrades
Tremosine, Italy

Strada della Forra

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.
Added by inuyasha7475
Torba, Italy

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.
Luke Cata Added by Luke Cata
Bern, Switzerland

Naturhistorisches Museum

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Lucerne, Switzerland

Dance of Death Bridge

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Feldbach, Switzerland

Synergy Village

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.
Added by Julian Edward Toles
La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia's Witch Market

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
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Plouha, France

Dance of Death at Chapelle Kermaria an Iskuit

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.
Added by ed phillis
Thorée-les-Pins, France

Emile Taugourdeau’s Zoological Garden

One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
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Île-d'Aix, France

Napoleon's Camel at the Musée africain de l'île d'Aix

Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.
Allison Added by Allison
Nantes, France

Hamster Villa

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.