Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
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Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
London, England
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Dunmore, Scotland
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Paris, France
The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Brussels, Belgium
Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.