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This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

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

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

An English brewery transported to North Korea.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.