Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

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

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.