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Cumbria, England

Merzbarn

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France

The Grotesques of the Chapel of Bethlehem

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Komiža, Croatia

Blue Cave of Bisevo

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Portugal

Drowned Village of Vilarinho da Furna

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
County Donegal, Ireland

St. Patrick's Purgatory

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
Islas Marietas, Mexico

Hidden Beach

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Bronx, New York

Hart Island

The loneliest island in New York.
Paris, France

Cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
London, England

Hunterian Museum

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Chicago, Illinois

The Violet Hour

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Venice, Italy

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Wien, Austria

The Narrenturm

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Paris, France

Musée Dupuytren

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Scotland

The Old Forge

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Cumbria, England

Epiacum

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.
Mexico City, Mexico

La Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls)

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Prague, Czechia

The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Portugal

Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik Cathedral Treasury (Riznica Katedrale)

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Budapest, Hungary

The Holy Right

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Rome, Italy

Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Bologna, Italy

Relics in the Basilica of San Domenico

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