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The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

A weird and wonderful collection of items that pique curiosity and haunt nightmares.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

A vintage media store and safe haven for cinema buffs who love 16mm films shown on vintage projectors.

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

The front of this 17th-century cottage also contains a large, stone face.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.