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Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.