Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

The supreme shrine of the state.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

This abandoned railroad got a new life as a scenic promenade cutting through the city of Otaru.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.