This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

This Art Nouveau mansion was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in Dario Argento’s giallo classic.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

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

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.