An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The London statue that imitates passersby.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

London's old-school healing garden.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.