13. This Gothic Paradise Is a Reminder of Human Mortality
This underground crypt, the Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars, is located in Rome. It contains several different chapels decorated with human skulls and bones in twisting, Baroque patterns. There are even chandeliers made of human bones. Yet the site is not meant to terrify, though it certainly is terrifying. The intention is to remind visitors of human mortality, and it certainly does so. If you decide to visit, make sure that you only get souvenirs from the gift shop and don’t actually bring human remains home with you. The nightmares that come after visiting are complementary.
