London, England
Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
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London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Liepāja, Latvia
Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Helsinki, Finland
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.