A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

The "floating factory" was a highlight in the career of the Italian architect known for his unusual use of reinforced concrete.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.