Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

An underground city of salt.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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