A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

A secluded oasis of contemporary art and natural beauty.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.