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

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

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

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.