Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.