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Stockholm, Sweden

Lyells Ek (Lyell's Oak)

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.
Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm University Arboretum

A collection of trees from various corners of the world call Stockholm University home.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.
Aracena, Spain

Gruta de las Maravillas (Cave of Wonders)

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.
Saint Charles, Idaho

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Xiangliab, Laos

Tham Nang Ene Cave

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.
Liena, Australia

King Solomon's Cave

A limestone cave filled with impressive formations in Mole Creek Karst National Park.
Ewing, Virginia

Sand Cave

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.
Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque Shot Tower

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa

Fenelon Place Elevator

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Dubuque, Iowa

Crystal Lake Cave

An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Klatovy, Czechia

Klatovy Catacomb Mummies

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Paris, France

Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Brno, Czechia

The Czech's Capuchin Crypt

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Rome, Italy

Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Novara, Italy

The Ossuary of Bicocca

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.
Rome, Italy

The Catacombs of San Sebastian

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Faro, Portugal

Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Douaumont Ossuary

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Eggenburg, Austria

Eggenburg Charnel

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria

St. Florian Ossuary

The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Waldsassen, Germany

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Křtiny, Czechia

Křtiny Ossuary

Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.