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

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.