This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

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

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

This old-timey Chinatown institution specializes in one of the city’s best Thai-Chinese fusion dishes.

This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.