The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."