Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

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

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

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

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

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.

At this century-old barbershop, clients used to be entertained with a glass of brandy and a cigar.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

This controversial monolith—topped with the iconic Madrid Rock logo and a heavy-metal hand gesture—marks the site of what was once Madrid’s most popular record store

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

This modest lottery shop draws hopefuls all year long, but come Christmas season, lines wrap around the block.