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I have a list of references and resources on ossuaries on my website: darksocietypodcast.comCheck it out for your own deeper exploration. Believe it or not, ossuaries are popular macabre tourist attractions in various places around the globe. Maybe you want to try to visit one on your next travel adventure.The ossuaries I talk about:Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora, Czech RepublicKaplica Czaszek “The Chapel of Skulls” in Czermna, PolandCatacombs of ParisBrno Catacombs in Brno, Czech RepublicHallstatt Carnel House in Hallstatt, AustriaThe Skull Tower of Niš in Niš, SerbiaSanta Maria Della Concezione Crypts in Rome, Italy

Questions to ponder:What do stories about death and the unknown tell us about ourselves? Why do we repress our emotions about death and that which is hidden beyond the veil? Do we gain anything by pushing death as far away from us as we can get it?