The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

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

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.