Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

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

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

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.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.