A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.

This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."