A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

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

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

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

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

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

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

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.