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Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

Built between 1901 and 1908, this building is one of the most iconic examples of modernist architecture in Spain.

A rare full-sized statue of one of Britain's famous writers.

Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.